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Fine Early Victorian Mahogany Open Bookcase
Located in Benington, Herts
produced." The Great Exhibition 1851. The challenge stood for over 67 years until, at the Great
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Victorian Solid Silver Massive Cup Cover, J S Hunt, circa 1850
By John Samuel Hunt
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
to Queen Victoria and Commissioner of the 1851 Crystal Palace Great Exhibition, for which he supplied
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Centerpieces

Extremely Large 6 7" Anglo-Indian Ebonised Hardwood Centre Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
designs made of ebony and inlaid with ivory. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 the Indian exhibits were
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Antique Early 1900s Center Tables

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Sarreguemines Majolica Seaweed and Shell Barbotine Oyster Plate
By Sarreguemines
Located in London, GB
factory at the Great Exhibition in 1851, majolica's popularity soon meant that it was being made by
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Fine Mid-Victorian Papier Mâché Box by Jennens Bettridge
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Exhibition of 1851 and the Royal Warrant to supply Prince Albert and the Royal Family. John Pinches
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Antique 1850s English Decorative Boxes

Victorian Novelty Wine Cooler in Silver Plate by Elkington, 1879
By Elkington Co.
Located in Bath, GB
Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success. Item ID: 39681.  
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Antique 1870s English Late Victorian Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Pair of Silver-Gilt Wine Coolers by Maison Aucoc
Located in New Orleans, LA
the Great Exhibition of 1851. Works from Louis Aucoc can be found in museums around the world
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Wine Coolers

Materials

Silver

Superb William iv Brass Inlaid Kingwood Writing Box by Edwards
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
‘excellence of workmanship’ for his dressing cases and writing boxes at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The firm
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Antique 19th Century British William IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Jug. Glass, silver. England, London, Horace Woodward Co Ltd, 1895. Leuchars &
Located in Madrid, ES
, William (also a prominent silversmith), took over. He managed to win medals at the Great Exhibition of
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Antique 19th Century European Other Jars

Materials

Silver, Other

Pair of Unusual 19th Century French Bronze Tazzas, Décor Panthère
Located in Dallas, TX
Great Exhibition in London. These unusual tazzas have a variety of decorative motifs, but the most
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stone, Metal, Bronze

Exceptional Pair of Vases by Louis Constant Sevin and Ferdinand Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Queens, NY
, Great Exhibitions, 1851-1900, Woodbridge 2006, p.135 Florence Rionnet, Les Bronzes Barbedienne. L'œuvre
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Rare French Art Nouveau Marquetry Table by Charles Guillaume Diehl, circa 1878
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Queens, NY
Great Exhibition in 1851, and frequently being awarded. The list of his deliveries to the Industrial
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Antique 1870s French Art Nouveau Vanities

Materials

Copper

Antique Victorian Terrestrial Library Table Globe by W A. K. Johnston, 19th C
Located in London, GB
this example, the first of its size to be produced in England, was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of
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Antique 1890s English Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Minton Majolica Purple Grape Cluster on Green Leaf Covered Box, date marked 1861
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exhibition of 1851. Provenance: From the collection of Charles Washburne Antiques of Solebury, Pennsylvania
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Antique 1860s English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes

Materials

Earthenware

Antique silver plated creamer by Elkington Co, England, 1880s
By Elkington Co.
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success. Elkington held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Fine 19th Century Johnstone Jeanes Walnut Leather Upholstered Chesterfield
By Johnstone, Jeanes Co.
Located in Benington, Herts
furniture. The firm exhibited their furniture at the Great Exhibition 1851, The International Exhibition of
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sofas

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Terracotta Garden Armillary Sundial
By Blanchard
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Factory. At the Great Exhibition of 1851, Blanchard won a number of prizes which allegedly inspired the
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Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Sundials

Materials

Steel

A 19th Century Jamaican Hardwood Sabicu Occasional Table
Located in London, by appointment only
stairs of The Crystal Palace in London, in which The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held, were made of
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Antique Late 18th Century Jamaican George II Gueridon

Pair of Martin Hall Co Silver Plate Candlesticks c.1890
Located in Lincoln, GB
value. They exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, the International Exhibition in 1862, the Sydney
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Antique 19th Century Candlesticks

Materials

Silver Plate

Blue John and Ashford Black Marble Table
By Thomas Woodruff 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
the Great Exhibition of 1851 to great critical acclaim. It was crafted under the patronage of Prince
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pedestals

Materials

Marble

Knole Settee, English, Morant Co., Green Strie Velvet
By Morant Co.
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
, 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 Baroque Revival Settees

Materials

Velvet

Pair of Putti Torcheres by A. Durenne A-E Carrier-Belleuse, France, Circa 1880
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, A. Durenne
Located in PARIS, FR
. Durenne at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition. Reproduced in Great Exhibitions 1851-1900, J. Meyer
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Antique 1880s French Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron

Thonet Style Mid-Century Modern Maple Bent Ply Green Wool Tweed Dining Chair Set
By Westnofa Furniture, Alvar Aalto, Thonet
Located in Chattanooga, TN
furniture company, debuted his masterful bentwood chair designs at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Thonet made
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Maple

6 Mies van der Rohe Cantilever MR10 Chairs in Chrome Black Saddle Leather
By Gavina, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
produced campaign chairs in a cantilever design for the Great Exhibition in 1851. This original design was
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Vintage 1980s Italian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Metal, Steel

Antique Brass and Jasperware Desk Set James Howell, 19th Century
By James Howell
Located in London, GB
women, most of whom lived above the shop. The firm exhibited in London, at the Great Exhibition in
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Antique 1860s English Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

A Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk By Wilkinson Son, London
By Thomas Wilkinson Sons
Located in London, GB
and Rococo painted pieces. They exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851, showcasing innovations
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Antique 1830s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Blue John and Rosewood Table Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in New Orleans, LA
Great Exhibition of 1851 to great critical acclaim. It was commissioned by Prince Albert, who was known
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Antique Early 19th Century English Victorian Pedestals

Materials

Stone

Gilded Oval Strut Clock by Thomas Cole of London
Located in New Orleans, LA
exhibited his strut clocks to much public acclaim at the Great Exhibition of 1851 at Crystal Palace in
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Giltwood

Miller s of London Reading Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Gloucester, GB
'Messr T J Miller & Son' from a wharf on the Thames. Both companies exhibited at The Great Exhibition
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Antique 1880s English Table Lamps

Sir Walter Scott Memorial Skeleton Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
for London's Great Exhibition of 1851. Two similar Scott Memorial skeleton clocks are featured in
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Black, Starr Frost Edwardian Diamond and Mississippi River Pearl Bracelet
By Black, Starr Frost
Located in Narberth, PA
Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Partnerships and names changed many times until Robert C. Black
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Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Link Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Platinum

Fabulous Pair of Elkington Silver Plated Wine Coolers / Champagne Buckets
By Elkington Co.
Located in Bath, GB
of production for silver plated items. Elkington & Co exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Brass and Jasperware Desk Set James Howell 19th Century
Located in London, GB
London, at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and at the 1862 International Exhibition, and in Paris and the
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Antique 1860s English Desk Sets

Antique Ebonised and Brass Stationary Casket Howell James Co. 19th Century
By Howell James Co.
Located in London, GB
, at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and at the 1862 International Exhibition, and in Paris and the
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Antique 1860s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Irish Castle Ruins Killarney Killarneyware Arbutus Wood Sutherland Table
Located in Dublin, Ireland
some of the first manufacturers of Killarney wares. O'Connor exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Antique Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Mahogany

Exceptional 19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved Teak Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
displayed at The Great Exhibition in 1851, and after the Industrial Revolution these objects where very much
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Armchairs

Materials

Teak

Elegant Pair of 19th Century Gilt Brass Candelabra by Elkington Co
By Elkington Co.
Located in Benington, Herts
exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success. They held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria
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Antique 19th Century British Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Coalbrookdale Nasturtium Pattern Garden Seat/Bench
By Coalbrookdale Foundry
Located in Glasgow, GB
its castings, another award followed in 1851 at the Great Exhibition held that year.   
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Iron

Bouquet of Wildflowers and Roses by Simon Saint Jean
Located in New York, NY
paintings at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. His wife died in 1855, plunging him into a deep
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1850s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Silver Plated Fruit Basket Wilkinson Co 19th Century
By Henry Wilkinson Co.
Located in London, GB
(1843). Various pieces of its production were successfully exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Antique 1830s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Windsor Nocturne
By Henry Pether
Located in London, GB
and other architectural materials (1839-76). The tiles were exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
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Mid-19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silver plated tankard by Elkington Co, England for Trust Houses, England, 1962
By Elkington Co.
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success. Elkington held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Irish Killarney Lakes Killarneyware Arbutus Wood Desk Book Slide Holder
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Killarney wares. O'Connor exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and one of his tables was purchased by
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Antique Early 19th Century Irish Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Mahogany

Minton Haddon Hall 11 Pieces Tea Set Bone China Porcelain
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
. Minton exhibit pieces at the Great Exhibition of 1851, received a Gold Medal in 1855 for the Paris
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Early 20th Century English Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Very Rare Pair of Original Early 20th Century Black Forest Wood Bear Armchairs
By Black Forrest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
shortlist of the major exhibitions Black Forest Carvings were spotlighted. Great Exhibition, London (1851
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Vintage 1920s Swiss Black Forest Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Betjemann s Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century
By Betjemanns Sons
Located in London, GB
exhibited in London, at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and at the 1862 International Exhibition, and in Paris
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Bookends

Materials

Brass

Antique Gilded Mirror with Prince Albert Crest, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
involved with the organisation of the Great Exhibition of 1851, which was a resounding success. As the
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Antique 1850s British Wall Mirrors

Antique 1852 Elkington and Co. copper electrotype centerpiece by Antoine Vechte
By Elkington Co.
Located in Highclere, Newbury
Amazons' was made sometime after the original had been presented and much lauded at the Great Exhibition
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Antique 1850s British Bohemian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Steel

Kilbrannan Sound
By Joseph Henderson
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
lessons in the Life class were taken under Robert Scott Lauder in 1852. Meanwhile the great Exhibition of
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19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue John and Goncalo Alves Table by Gillows
Located in New Orleans, LA
smaller blue john table was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 to great critical acclaim. It was
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

Antique Pair of Victorian Three-Light Candelabra Henry Wilkinson, circa 1885
Located in London, GB
successfully exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 Since the 1850s Henry Wilkinson & Co was active in
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Antique 1880s British Candelabras

Antique Victorian Silver Plated 6 Bottle Cruet Set Henry Wilkinson 19th Century
By Henry Wilkinson Co.
Located in London, GB
system (1843). Various pieces of its production were successfully exhibited at the Great Exhibition of
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Turkish Sultan Multi-Dial Bracket Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
and Co. at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Beautifully crafted and elaborately adorned in the shape and
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Antique 19th Century English Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Ormolu, Brass

Antique Leather Campaign Rocking Chair by RW Winfield
Located in Highclere, Newbury
dismantling armchair in recognition of ingenuity and innovation at the Great Exhibition in 1851. Originally
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Antique 1870s British Victorian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Midcentury armchairs - Leather Chrome MR20 by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Highclere, Newbury
most notable of which was designed by RW. Winfield for the great exhibition in 1851. Born in the
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

An equestrian statuette of the Duke of Wellington by Morel after Marochetti
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
de Lion for the entrance of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The footnotes for a similar statuette
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Antique 1840s English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Lady s Vanity Case Howell James Co 1878
Located in London, GB
, at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and at the 1862 International Exhibition, and in Paris and the
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Antique Late 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

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