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Pair Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Sauce Gravy Boats Stands London 1907
By Hancock Co.
Located in London, GB
attended was The Great Exhibition of 1851 at The Crystal Palace in London. It then participated in
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Antique Early 1900s English Belle Époque More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 12 Indian Clay Figures
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
London in 1851, various similar exhibitions took place across the Western world and they sought to
Category

20th Century Indian Figurative Sculptures

19th C. Black Forest Bear holding Ball Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
exhibited at the 1851 'London Great Exhibition'. Bears are a symbol of the city of Berne which is why they
Category

Antique 19th Century Swiss Table Lamps

Materials

Wire

English Mid 19th Century C. Hindley and Sons London Writing Table in Burl Walnut
By Charles Hindley Sons
Located in Wells, ME
at the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition, a gigantic exhibition spearheaded by Prince Albert and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut, Burl

Walnut Billiard, Snooker Pool Scoring Cabinet, circa 1860
Located in Chilcompton, Radstock
received a gold medal at the Great exhibition of 1851, with a similar award being received at the
Category

Antique 19th Century British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Walnut

William Tonks and Sons Art Deco Umbrella Stand
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
1800s. William Tonks founded this firm in 1789 (or 1794?). They won gold medals at the 1851 and 1862
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Derby Porcelain Plaque, James Rouse Senior, Dated 1885
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
both the 1851, and 1862 Exhibitions. He returned to Derby by 1881, and was commissioned to to work on
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Jennens Bettridge Papier Mache and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Queen Victoria and they exhibited at the Great Exhibition Crystal Palace 1851 in London. Their stand at
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Gold Leaf

English Walnut Settee by Morant Co., Bond Street, Provenance Cowdray Park
By Morant Co.
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
, Cambridge and Sutherland, inter alia. The company exhibited in the Great Exhibition of 1851, The New York
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Antique Early 1900s English Sofas

Materials

Walnut

English Walnut Settee by Morant Co., Bond Street, Provenance Cowdray Park
By Morant Co.
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
, Cambridge and Sutherland, inter alia. The company exhibited in the Great Exhibition of 1851, The New York
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Antique Early 1900s English Sofas

Materials

Walnut

Late 18th Century Iron Brass Cash Box with British Coat of Arms, J.Bramah
By Joseph Bramah
Located in Houston, TX
answer this challenge for over 60 years, until 1851, at the Great Exhibition. Given Joseph Bramah died in
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Iron

Tea Box Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry, circa 1850
By Tahan Paris
Located in Grenoble, FR
Boulevard des Italiens. His work was exhibited at The London Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 and the Paris
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Antique 19th Century French Tea Caddies

19th C Black Forest Animal Board with a Boar s Head and 2 Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
at the 1851 'London Great Exhibition'. This is an animal board or boar's head board
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

Cigar box
Located in São Paulo, SP
Family's goods in 1890. He organized in 1893, alongside Eduardo de Sá (1866-1940) and Décio Villares (1851
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Early 1900s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Mahogany Billiard-Snooker-Pool Scoring cabinet circa 1900
Located in Chilcompton, Radstock
forefront of billiard table development and received a gold medal at the Great exhibition of 1851, with a
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Antique Early 1900s British Games

Materials

Slate

Superb, Antique English, Sterling Silver, Chased Pierced Vine Set. 38 Pcs
By George Adams
Located in New York, NY
silversmith Francis Higgins for the Great Exhibition of 1851 held at the Crystal Palace in London, as is now
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Parcel-Gilt Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Papier Mâché Settee by Jennens Bettridge
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
wares at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The white silk upholstery is not permanent and can be removed
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Antique 19th Century British Early Victorian Settees

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Bronze Table Light by F C Osler, c1840
By F. C. Osler
Located in Downham Market, GB
19th century, opening an Oxford street showroom in 1845 & exhibiting at the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Antique 18th Century British George IV Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Edwardian Upright Croquet Set by Jaques
Located in London, GB
Exhibition Hall in 1851. This resulted in the game rapidly becoming fashionable amongst high society
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20th Century English Games

Materials

Brass

French Silver and Vermeil Bracelet in the Troubadour Style by Charles Pinard
By Charles Pinard
Located in Paris, FR
engraving of a design by the French silversmith Frédéric Rudolphi made for the 1851 London Universal
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Antique 19th Century French Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold, Silver

19th Century English Pine Artist’s Lay Figure/Mannequin Roberson Co.
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
, exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, their catalogue boasting a wide range of products including
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Pair of Belle Epoque Wall Sconces by Victor Paillard, France, 19th Century
By Victor Paillard
Located in Pasadena, CA
appeared to the public for the first time at the Industrial Products Exhibition of 1839 and worked for the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Bronze Bust, Perhaps Dionysus, Stamped Paillard a Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
appeared to the public for the first time at the Industrial Products Exhibition of 1839 and worked for the
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Antique 19th Century French Statues

Liquor Cellar Napoleon III Boulle Signed Tahan, circa 1850
By Tahan Paris
Located in Grenoble, FR
Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 and the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1855, and on both occasions were
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Late Regency Breakfront Cabinet. Circa 1820-25
Located in New York, NY
taste just before the Great Exhibition of 1851 and his distinguished clients included the Queen at
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Antique 19th Century English Console Tables

Classical Design Grand Tour Bronze Cup Stamped B Boschetti, Rome
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
the Grand Tour. His work was widely praised and he was awarded a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Regency Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By English School
Located in Northwich, GB
the Great Exhibition in 1851 Morant & Co. had a prominent stand showing a circular table supported by
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

Coromandel Writing Slope by Luechars, 38 and 39 Piccadilly
Located in Sundridge, GB
. Leuchars exhibited and won prize medals for his dressing cases at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the
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Antique 1840s British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Large and Decorative Antique English Sterling Silver Centerpiece, Irish Interest
By Horace Woodward Co. Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
Brothers Ltd. The firm participated with great success in the London Exhibitions of 1851 & 1862, Paris
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Centerpieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Silvered Centrepiece Epergne by Collis Co, Regent Street
Located in New York, NY
production in Birmingham (1849) and London (1851 and 1862) Exhibitions, Collis & Co were the makers of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Centerpieces

Materials

Silver Plate

Modern French Rocking Chair
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exhibition of 1851. This steel, brass and leather 19th Century rocking chair is a spectacular work of
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Antique 19th Century English Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel, Brass

Antique Birch and Sycamore Painted Spa Sewing Box, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Pouhon, No. 168, Spa’. Their works were exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851, their catalogue entry
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birch, Sycamore

English Victorian Howell James Co. Tortoise shell and Brass Table Box
By Howell James Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gillett in sole partnership. Howell, James & Co exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

ASPREY Magnificent Sterling Silver Gilt Complete Vine Pattern Flatware Service
By Asprey International Limited
Located in New York, NY
Design First Produced By The Victorian Silversmith Francis Higgins For The Great Exhibition Of 1851. Each
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English Jewelry

Solid Oak Mantel Clock by Clock Makers to Queen Victoria
By Charles Frodsham
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
clock, numbered 883, manufactured for the Great Exhibition of 1851, is believed to be unique. (From
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Antique 19th Century English Clocks

Guillaume Geefs, Venus Clipping Cupids Wings
By Guillaume Geffs
Located in Atlanta, GA
commissions for monuments in Belgium's great cities. At the Great Exhibition, London of 1851 his work caused
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Reverse Glass Painted Publican Advertising Signs for Irish Rums, Pair circa 1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
decoration in particular increased after the Great Exhibition of 1851, the centrepiece of which, the Crystal
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Paintings

Materials

Cut Glass

Two Rare Reverse Glass Painted Mother of Pearl Ecclesiastical Signs
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
decoration in particular increased after the Great Exhibition of 1851, the centrepiece of which, the Crystal
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Religious Items

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Cut Glass, Oak

Antique Display Cabinet Arts Crafts Scottish School, 1910
By George Walton
Located in Vancouver, BC
Exhibition of 1851, which they considered to be excessively ornate, artificial and ignorant of the qualities
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Vintage 1910s Scottish Arts and Crafts Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Pair of Black and Gilt Chairs
Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
Cinquecento taste exhibited in the 1851 Great Exhibition was still at Flintham Hall in Nottingham as recently
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Black Onyx Crystal Baccarat Vase
By L Escalier de Cristal, Baccarat
Located in Jonquerettes, FR
. At the 1839's 'Exposition Nationale des Produits de l’Industrie Française' (National Exhibition of
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Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Vases

Materials

Crystal

Late Victorian Reverse Glass Sign Written Advertising Mirror, circa 1870-1880
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Great Exhibition of 1851, the centrepiece of which, the Crystal Palace, used glass with great
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Antique 1870s English High Victorian More Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Decorative Large Mid-19th Century Parian Bust of ‘Clytie’, Stamped ‘Copeland
Located in Suffolk, GB
The Great Exhibition in 1851 and this stimulated demand for these figures, various art unions helping
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Porcelain

High Quality Holland Sons Dressing Table and Chest C. 1850
By Holland Sons
Located in Heathfield, GB
all of the major international exhibitions throughout the 19th century including the 1851 Great
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Initial Letters "G" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Spectacular Jewel Encrusted Pendant Original Box
Located in Wimberley, TX
as well as at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
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British More Jewelry

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Opal

Superb Hungarian Ash Desk Attributed To Howard Sons C. 1875
Located in Heathfield, GB
, including pieces on display at the Great Exhibition of 1851 at Crystal Palace. These companies did not
Category

Antique 1870s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash

Set of Six John Gould Hummingbirds
By John Gould
Located in New York, NY
Great Exhibition of 1851. Joining commerce with science, Gould also utilized the exhibition to display
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Antique 19th Century Prints

Regency Scarlet and Gilt Japanned Tôle Plate Warmer
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
exhibited at a number of industrial art exhibitions, notably the Great Exhibition of 1851. Henry died on
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Antique Early 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass, Iron, Tin

Plaster Figure of the Apollo Belvedere on Plinth Cast by Brucciani under the V&A
By D. Brucciani and Company
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
had been admired at the 1851 Great Exhibition: see Ian Jenkins, ‘Acquisition and Supply of Casts of
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Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Fine Pair of 19th Century Cornish Serpentine Tazzas, circa 1830-1850
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
at the Great Exhibition of 1851, this serpentine became popular with this country's aristocracy as
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Antique 1830s English Early Victorian Urns

Materials

Serpentine

Good Quality Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, c.1825-1830
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
for over 67 years until, at the Great Exhibition of 1851, the American locksmith Alfred Charles Hobbs
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Antique 1820s English Regency Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Simon Saint Jean Oil on Canvas Still Life with Fruits, circa 1830-1840
By Simon Saint Jean
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
abroad. Six of his flower and fruit pieces were exhibited in 1851 at the Great Exhibition in London and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Watercolor Painting by Joseph Nash, “Pilgrims, Canterbury Cathedral
By Joseph Nash
Located in Gallatin, TN
“Scotland Delineated” (1847–54), “Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851”, McDermot’s “The
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Early 20th Century Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Biscuit Box Sheffield, 1909
By James Dixon Sons
Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London
warehouse space. The firm exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, being awarded several prizes in
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Silver

Large Reverse Glass Painted Cycle Maker Advertising Sign, circa 1930-1935
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
material and for decoration in particular increased after the Great Exhibition of 1851, the centerpiece of
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Vintage 1930s English High Victorian Signs

Materials

Glass

Pair Exceptionally Rare, Large and Beautiful Christophé Fratin Gilt Bronze Cande
By Christophe Fratin
Located in Heathfield, GB
and he exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1831 and at the Crystal Palace Great Exhibition in 1851. His
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Antique 19th Century Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

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