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19th Century Louis XIV Style Marquetry Baby Grand Piano by Collard Collard
By Collard Collard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
class styled pianoforte for the people, which was sold in considerable numbers. To the Great Exhibition
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Burr-Amboyna, Marble, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Cabinet by Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in London, GB
1849 and at the Universal Exhibitions of 1851 and 1855. This display cabinet is stamped ‘KRIEGER
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Empire Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century English Mahogany Bombé Shape Wine Cooler by Holland Sons
By Holland Sons
Located in London, GB
some of England's leading designers and participated in all of the International Exhibitions of 1851
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Wine Coolers

Materials

Silver Plate

circa 1845 C Hindley Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Charles Hindley Sons, Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
sideboard at the Great Exhibition in 1851, inspired by Pugin (illustrated Microulis, Studies in the
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

19th Century Grand Tour Giltwood and Micromosaic Centre Table with Roman Scenes
Located in London, GB
Regency period and models of such were displayed in the 1851 Great Exhibition. The Macclesfield coat of
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Center Tables

Materials

Malachite

Antique Victorian Pool Scoreboard and 2 Prints Palmer Sons-Joe Davis
Located in London, GB
for a table entered for the Great Exhibition of 1851, with a similar award being received at the
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Games

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra After Clodion Cast, Suse Frères French circa 1890
By Susse Freres, Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
notable success at many of the great exhibitions of the 19th century including a prize medal at the 1851
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

19th Century, Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, by appointment only
in the Great Exhibition in 1851 and in all the major international exhibitions during the middle of
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Rare 19th Century English Tunbridgeware Hair Pin or Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
cribbage boards, paperweights, writing slopes, snuffboxes and glove boxes. At the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

John Brogden Shell Cameo Brooch and Earrings, English, circa 1870
By John Brogden
Located in London, GB
Castellani. Brodgen exhibited in the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, the 1855 Paris Exposition, and won a
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Brooches

Materials

Yellow Gold

Nasiterna Pygmae
By John Gould
Located in Missouri, MO
320 species, which he exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Despite his interest Gould had never
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nasiterna Bruijni
By John Gould
Located in Missouri, MO
320 species, which he exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Despite his interest Gould had never
Category

1850s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Stoneware Irish Classical Female with Harp, Flowing Blossoms
Located in Katonah, NY
regarded for “The Eagle Slayer” and other sculptures exhibited at the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition, along
Category

Antique 1860s English Neoclassical Statues

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Great Exhibition of 1851 Print in Original Maple Frame
By Dickinson
Located in Richmond, London
19th century Great Exhibition of 1851 chromolithographic print in its original maple frame
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Vintage Rocking Chair Peter Cooper for R. W. Winfield in 1851
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in Oldenburg, NI
Exhibition of 1851. This later copy from circa 1950 is made from an aluminum base with vintage tufted leather
Category

Antique 1850s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

A very rare and important English sideboard.
By Matthew Bland of Halifax
Located in Miami, FL
A very rare and important English sideboard made for and exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Vinaigrette Crystal Palace
By John Tongue
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
exhibition 1851 the fine silver gilt interior with a pierced and engraved foliate grille, with a chain and
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Anatomical Study
Located in Heathfield, GB
be a gallery of portraits, perhaps of visitors to the 1851 Great Exhibition. They are mostly young
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1850s Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Anatomical Study
Located in Heathfield, GB
faces seem to be a gallery of portraits, perhaps of visitors to the 1851 Great Exhibition. They are
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Piano-Forte By Dr Rosamund Harding
Located in London, GB
The Pianoforte – It’s history traced to the Great Exhibition of 1851 The Pianoforte – It’s
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

Materials

Paper

Holland and Son Regency Side Table in Mahogany
By Holland Sons
Located in Northwich, GB
Exhibitions of 1851, 1855, 1862, 1867, 1872 and 1878. Holland and Sons also participated in many of the
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Profusely Engraved to All Sides Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition and the partnership appears to have lasted until 1863 after which it
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

By Christophe Fratin, Lurking Lion
By Christophe Fratin
Located in Milan, IT
esibì i suoi lavori al Salon di Parigi, mentre nel 1851 partecipò alla Great Exhibition londinese
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A pair of 6’6” 19th Century Country House Oval Mirrors
Located in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Strawberry Hill. The cabinet is illustrated in J. Meyer, Great Exhibitions 1851-1900, London, 2006, p.167
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Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Winfield Chair
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in St. Helena, CA
1850s upholstered chair, similar rocking-chair was shown by R.W. Winfield at the great exhibition
Category

Antique 19th Century British Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Six-piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, Harrison Brothers Howson
By Harrison Brothers George Howson 1
Located in Westmount, Quebec
Great Exhibition of 1851, the International Exhibition of 1862, and at the International Exposition of
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Antique 19th Century British Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

"The Pages, " 19th Century Cast Iron Garden Statues from the Tusey Foundry
By Tusey Meuse
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
from this foundry were exposed at the Universal Exhibitions from 1851 to 1900. Superb patina of the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Statues

Materials

Iron

Elizabethan Revival Oak Library Table
By C. J. Richardson
Located in London, GB
one exhibited by Richardson at the Great Exhibition in 1851.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Christofle, a Monumental 19th Century Silver Plated Bronze Centre Piece
By Christofle
Located in London, GB
by Christofle at the great exhibition of 1851. Measures: 29 inches (73cm) high 27 inches (69cm
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Revival Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze, Silver Plate

19Th Century Howard and Sons Armchair
By Howard Sons Ltd
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Great Exhibition of 1851 and in exhibitions across America and France. The distinguished furniture
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Antique 19th Century British Armchairs

A Duo of Beautiful Bouquets
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain, thirty inches in height. In addition to
Category

Mid-19th Century Abstract Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

19th Century English Johnston s Terrestrial Globe
By W. A.K. Johnston
Located in San Francisco, CA
claims, was that of the first physical globe, which won them a number of awards at the Great Exhibition
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Antique 19th Century British Globes

Copeland Dancing Girl In Repose
By Copeland
Located in Bransby, GB
in 1848. Copeland displayed the parian figure at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and is featured on
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Antique 1840s English Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

French Biscuit Figures, Mid-19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
the 1830s and was located at 28, rue Paradis-Poissonnerie, Paris, France. Gilles displayed at the 1851
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Extra Large Wave-Shaped Ceiling Light, 1930s, Hugo Gorge Attributed
By Hugo Gorge
Located in Wien, AT
. Literature: Smart Exports - Austria at the World Exhibitions 1851-2000, p. 144.  
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

William Tonks and Sons Umbrella Stand
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
1851 and 1862 Exhibitions in London and in 1855 at Paris The larger factory in Moseley Street was
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Umbrella Stands

Materials

Brass

Turn of the Century Black Forest Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
carvings became very popular and were exhibited at the 1851 'London Great Exhibition'.
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Early 20th Century Swiss Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

19th Century Robert Winfield Design Leather and Steel Rocking Chair
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in London, GB
Winfield first exhibited this design of chair at The London Exhibition of 1851 making the design incredibly
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Steel

English Victorian Lacquered Tilt-Top Table
Located in New York, NY
the 19th century in Europe, especially after the 1851 Great Exhibition at London's Crystal Palace
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Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top ...

Materials

Brass

A Trio of Beautiful Nigg Bouquets
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain, thirty inches in height. In addition to
Category

1940s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Ink

Bouquet #3
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
. At the the international Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain
Category

1940s Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Very Cool Wooden Schweppes Crate 1969 Belgium
Located in Achterveld, NL
malaria. In 1792 he moved the company to London. During the Great Exhibition in 1851, Schweppes
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Brass Four Poster Bed c.1831-1836 by R W Winfield for Prince of Ottoman Empire
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in Wrexham, GB
exhibitions of the time, including the 1851 Great Exhibition, where they displayed a brass bedstead. The
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Antique 1830s British William IV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique English, Cast Border, Sterling Silver Tray
By Martin, Hall Co. Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
manufacturers and participated too many international exhibitions including the Crystal Palace 1851 Great
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Antique Late 19th Century English Sterling Silver

Tunbridge Ware Thermometer Signed H Hollamby
Located in Kent, GB
exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The mercury thermometer has a scale made of bone with painted
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Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Victorian Pair of Parcel-Gilt Elkington Serving Spoons, London, 1872
By Frederick Elkington
Located in London, GB
British company to consistently win the highest awards at all seven of the international exhibitions held
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

His and Hers 19th Century Wrought Iron Winfield Rocking Chairs
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851, so they are a real piece off history!
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Antique 19th Century British Early Victorian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Bouquet #6
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
. At the the international Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain
Category

Mid-19th Century Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hummingbird, Long-Tailed Woodnymph Lithograph, circa 1850
By John Gould
Located in Houston, TX
at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Gould published many works on birds and mammals, one of which was A
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Bouquet #1
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
porcelain. At the the international Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on
Category

Mid-19th Century Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "M" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, and music. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

19th Century Pair of Cupids Vases by V. Paillard
By Victor Paillard
Located in Paris, FR
1851 and 1862 London Universal Exhibitions, and the 1855, 1867 and 1878 Universal Exhibitions then held
Category

Antique 1860s French Vases

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Hummingbird, Rufous Sabrewing, circa 1850
By John Gould
Located in Houston, TX
at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Gould published many works on birds and mammals, one of which was A
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Initial Letters "L" (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
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "T" (Alphabet) 2 available
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

1870s British Royal RW Winfield Leather and Steel Campaign ‘Rocking Chair’
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in Newbury, Berkshire
back to the Great Exhibition of 1851 and was produced specifically for the exhibition by RW Winfield
Category

Antique 1870s English British Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

19th Century Pair of Golden Oak Table Cabinets
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
this challenge for over 60 years, until 1851, at the great exhibition. Bramah locks were only used
Category

Antique 1840s English Cabinets

Materials

Oak

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