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Italian Venetian Murano Glass Goblet
Located in Queens, NY
Italian (1890) Venetian Murano light blue glass goblet with open hour glass design pedestal stem.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Murano Glass

Antique Italian Venetian Murano Glass Goblet
Italian Venetian Murano Glass Goblet

Italian Venetian Murano Glass Goblet

$3,200
19th century French Oak and glass Hour Sand Timer, 1890s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Large oak and hour glass sand dating from the 19th century with a time of 30 min decorated with
Category

1890s French Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Glass, Oak

Antique 19th century French Oak and glass Hour Sand Timer, 1890s
19th century French Oak and glass Hour Sand Timer, 1890s

19th century French Oak and glass Hour Sand Timer, 1890s

$1,389
Royal Vienna Ewer, 19th Century
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Doylestown, PA
depicting two women seated spinning yarn with another woman standing holding an hour glass. The ewer is
Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Royal Vienna Ewer, 19th Century
Royal Vienna Ewer, 19th Century

Royal Vienna Ewer, 19th Century

$3,250
Salisbury Sterling Candlesticks
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, hour-glass shape. Towards the bottom it looks like a wedding gown that’s opened. They have a formal
Category

1910s American Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Salisbury Sterling Candlesticks
Salisbury Sterling Candlesticks

Salisbury Sterling Candlesticks

$1,950 / set
Charles Hour 1870 French Neo Classic Miniature Carriage Travel Clock Gilt Ormolu
By Charles Hour
Located in Miami, FL
French miniature travel clock designed by Charles Hour Beautiful miniature carriage travel clock
Category

Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Antique Charles Hour 1870 French Neo Classic Miniature Carriage Travel Clock Gilt Ormolu
Charles Hour 1870 French Neo Classic Miniature Carriage Travel Clock Gilt Ormolu

Charles Hour 1870 French Neo Classic Miniature Carriage Travel Clock Gilt Ormolu

$2,998
Cranberry Glass and Ormalu Table Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC Cranberry Glass and Ormalu Table Lamp of Hour Glass Form (converted from oil lamp
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Cranberry Glass and Ormalu Table Lamp
Cranberry Glass and Ormalu Table Lamp

Cranberry Glass and Ormalu Table Lamp

$479
Georgian Cast Iron Hob Grate/ Fire grate
Located in London, GB
Antique cast iron "hour glass" hob grate, with bow shaped bars and decorative front.
Category

19th Century Georgian Antique Hour Glasses

Antique Georgian Cast Iron Hob Grate/ Fire grate
Georgian Cast Iron Hob Grate/ Fire grate

Georgian Cast Iron Hob Grate/ Fire grate

$2,673
Wooden Carved Bowl With Handles, Indonesia, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Indonesian large carved wooden bowl with hour glass shape. Two handles. Used for
Category

19th Century Indonesian Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Wood

Antique Wooden Carved Bowl With Handles, Indonesia, 19th Century
Wooden Carved Bowl With Handles, Indonesia, 19th Century

Wooden Carved Bowl With Handles, Indonesia, 19th Century

$1,200
A Rare Empire Gilt-Bronze Green Tole Mahogany Jardiniere
Located in Sheffield, MA
on a rounded hour glass shaped base.
Category

19th Century French Antique Hour Glasses

Antique A Rare Empire Gilt-Bronze Green Tole Mahogany Jardiniere
A Rare Empire Gilt-Bronze Green Tole Mahogany Jardiniere

A Rare Empire Gilt-Bronze Green Tole Mahogany Jardiniere

19th century Amish Wool Lancaster County, Pa. Log Cabin Variation
By Amish Quilts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Amish wool log cabin from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This unusual hour glass and
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Wool

19th century Amish Wool Lancaster County, Pa. Log Cabin Variation
19th century Amish Wool Lancaster County, Pa. Log Cabin Variation

19th century Amish Wool Lancaster County, Pa. Log Cabin Variation

$2,895
Biedermeier Inspired Stool
Located in New York, NY
. Tapered legs with carved floret top detail and hour glass feet. New covering in indigo velvet. Perfect
Category

Early 20th Century Biedermeier Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Biedermeier Inspired Stool
Biedermeier Inspired Stool

Biedermeier Inspired Stool

$1,600
Brown Leather Top Foot Stool, England, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
on the sides. The hour glass shaped stool is on casters for easy movement. The top lifts up for
Category

19th Century English Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Leather, Upholstery

Brown Leather Top Foot Stool, England, 19th Century
Brown Leather Top Foot Stool, England, 19th Century

Brown Leather Top Foot Stool, England, 19th Century

$1,500
Empire Ormolu and Green Marble Four Glass Clock, Eagle Antique French
By Charles Hour
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
small chips to the corners of the glass panels and a light scratch on the front door. Charles Hour
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Empire Ormolu and Green Marble Four Glass Clock, Eagle Antique French
Empire Ormolu and Green Marble Four Glass Clock, Eagle Antique French

Empire Ormolu and Green Marble Four Glass Clock, Eagle Antique French

$4,321
19THC MINI-POSTAGE STAMP QUILT WITH SAW TOOTH BORDER
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WORK.PRISTINE CONDITION AND GREAT SIZE.FOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ALSO HAS A UNUSUAL HOUR GLASS AND SAW TOOTH
Category

19th Century American Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Cotton

19THC MINI-POSTAGE STAMP QUILT WITH SAW TOOTH BORDER
19THC MINI-POSTAGE STAMP QUILT WITH SAW TOOTH BORDER

19THC MINI-POSTAGE STAMP QUILT WITH SAW TOOTH BORDER

$2,450
Midcentury Chrome-Based Settee with Chartreuse Matelasse Fabric
Located in Lambertville, NJ
seat. Sturdy construction with an hour glass coil for a comfortable and firm seat. The new fabric is a
Category

Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Hour Glasses

Midcentury Chrome-Based Settee with Chartreuse Matelasse Fabric
Midcentury Chrome-Based Settee with Chartreuse Matelasse Fabric

Midcentury Chrome-Based Settee with Chartreuse Matelasse Fabric

$1,695
Early 19th Century Register Grate
Located in London, GB
A large register grate in lead polished cast iron. The interior hour glass hob with intwined floral
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Iron

Early 19th Century Register Grate
Early 19th Century Register Grate

Early 19th Century Register Grate

$4,455
Antique Carron Foundry 19th Century Register Fire Grate
Located in London, GB
A large register grate in lead polished cast iron. The interior hour glass hob with intwined floral
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Iron

Antique Carron Foundry 19th Century Register Fire Grate
Antique Carron Foundry 19th Century Register Fire Grate

Antique Carron Foundry 19th Century Register Fire Grate

$4,455
Antique French Art Deco Five-Light Slip Shade Chandelier with Amber, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
accents finishing with a gadrooned shade attached with fluted finial, all suspended by a hour-glass linked
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Metal

Antique French Art Deco Five-Light Slip Shade Chandelier with Amber, circa 1920
Antique French Art Deco Five-Light Slip Shade Chandelier with Amber, circa 1920

Antique French Art Deco Five-Light Slip Shade Chandelier with Amber, circa 1920

$640
Extraordinary Primitive Carved Wood Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
hour-glass form. A natural imperfection in the tree trunk adds a bit of wabi-sabi interest on the back
Category

19th Century Primitive Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Wood

Extraordinary Primitive Carved Wood Stool
Extraordinary Primitive Carved Wood Stool

Extraordinary Primitive Carved Wood Stool

$3,200
Victorian Carnelian 18 Karat Gold Signet Shield Crest Unisex Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
diagonally depicting a roaring lion and hour glass motif Circa 1890 Tested as 18 karat gold ring Ring Size
Category

1890s Victorian Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian Carnelian 18 Karat Gold Signet Shield Crest Unisex Ring
Victorian Carnelian 18 Karat Gold Signet Shield Crest Unisex Ring

Victorian Carnelian 18 Karat Gold Signet Shield Crest Unisex Ring

$2,425
French Belle Époque Iron and Marble Bistro Cafe Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
is supported by an iron three leg base with an hour glass form and a ring stretcher in the middle
Category

19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Marble, Zinc, Iron

French Belle Époque Iron and Marble Bistro Cafe Table
French Belle Époque Iron and Marble Bistro Cafe Table

French Belle Époque Iron and Marble Bistro Cafe Table

$2,500
Group of Three Mexican American Serape Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and white colors. The pattern includes a G like symbol and hour glass pattern.The pair of pillows are
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Hour Glasses

Group of Three Mexican American Serape Indian Weaving Pillows
Group of Three Mexican American Serape Indian Weaving Pillows

Group of Three Mexican American Serape Indian Weaving Pillows

$1,650
Italian Neoclassical Brass Mounted Writing Table
Located in valatie, NY
columns. Its curving center sits on an hour glass shaped shelf with a rosewood gallery. The curved X
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Hour Glasses

Italian Neoclassical Brass Mounted Writing Table
Italian Neoclassical Brass Mounted Writing Table

Italian Neoclassical Brass Mounted Writing Table

19th Century Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Cherub Mantle Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum quality highlighting a patinated bronze winged putti holding an hour glass, and dressed in a
Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Cherub Mantle Clock
19th Century Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Cherub Mantle Clock

19th Century Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Cherub Mantle Clock

$19,500
Antique Art Nouveau Scottish Arts Crafts Carved Walnut Sewing Work Table, 1900
Located in Portland, OR
on each side below. The table is raised on stylized 'hour glass' shaped legs and each side having
Category

Early 1900s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Walnut

Antique Art Nouveau Scottish Arts Crafts Carved Walnut Sewing Work Table, 1900
Antique Art Nouveau Scottish Arts Crafts Carved Walnut Sewing Work Table, 1900

Antique Art Nouveau Scottish Arts Crafts Carved Walnut Sewing Work Table, 1900

$1,495
Antique Gold Skeleton Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
images on the ring depict an hour glass and a heart, reminders that time is fleeting and love is
Category

1710s English George I Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

18k Gold

Antique Gold Skeleton Ring
Antique Gold Skeleton Ring

Antique Gold Skeleton Ring

$14,000
1905 Victorian Turquoise Diamond 14 Karat Gold Floral Link Bracelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
surrounded by an hour glass frame Each flower accented by a bezel set old European cut diamond weighing
Category

Early 1900s Victorian Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

1905 Victorian Turquoise Diamond 14 Karat Gold Floral Link Bracelet
1905 Victorian Turquoise Diamond 14 Karat Gold Floral Link Bracelet

1905 Victorian Turquoise Diamond 14 Karat Gold Floral Link Bracelet

$2,545
Champleve Enamel and Gilt Bronze Four Glass Regulator Clock by Hour Lavigne
Located in Tarzana, CA
A Large French Champleve Enamel & Gilt Bronze Four Glass Regulator Clock by Hour Lavigne Paris
Category

1880s French Antique Hour Glasses

Champleve Enamel and Gilt Bronze Four Glass Regulator Clock by Hour Lavigne
Champleve Enamel and Gilt Bronze Four Glass Regulator Clock by Hour Lavigne

Champleve Enamel and Gilt Bronze Four Glass Regulator Clock by Hour Lavigne

$25,000
Swedish Neoclassic Sofa Bench W/Open Hourglass Back-Splat Design, Early 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
x-shaped design (reminiscent of an hour-glass). The sides are flanked with wooden arms that gently
Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Wood

Swedish Neoclassic Sofa Bench W/Open Hourglass Back-Splat Design, Early 19th C
Swedish Neoclassic Sofa Bench W/Open Hourglass Back-Splat Design, Early 19th C

Swedish Neoclassic Sofa Bench W/Open Hourglass Back-Splat Design, Early 19th C

$5,750
Carriage Clock, Pendulette de Voyage, France, circa 1900, Alarm and Hour Repeat
Located in Greven, DE
Antique travel clock, Carriage, Pendulette de Voyage. France brass, glass around 1900
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Carriage Clock, Pendulette de Voyage, France, circa 1900, Alarm and Hour Repeat
Carriage Clock, Pendulette de Voyage, France, circa 1900, Alarm and Hour Repeat

Carriage Clock, Pendulette de Voyage, France, circa 1900, Alarm and Hour Repeat

$1,959
Early 20th C. Gents of Leicester 24 Hour Factory Clock c.1940
By Gents of Leicester
Located in San Francisco, CA
texture. The 18" dial has a beautifully crazed and aged appearance and also features the red 24 hour
Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Metal

Early 20th C. Gents of Leicester 24 Hour Factory Clock c.1940
Early 20th C. Gents of Leicester 24 Hour Factory Clock c.1940

Early 20th C. Gents of Leicester 24 Hour Factory Clock c.1940

$2,200
“Scholar Reading an Illuminated Manuscript” Painting by August “Claus” Meyer
By Claus Meyer
Located in Shippensburg, PA
row of three hour-glasses, a small vessel with red wax and loose papers. The upper right corner is
Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

“Scholar Reading an Illuminated Manuscript” Painting by August “Claus” Meyer
“Scholar Reading an Illuminated Manuscript” Painting by August “Claus” Meyer

“Scholar Reading an Illuminated Manuscript” Painting by August “Claus” Meyer

$3,300
Francisco de Xavier Franz Xaver Jesuitenheiliger Reverse Glass Painting, 1820
Located in Epfach, DE
missionaries and seafarers as well as the patron for a good hour of death. The reverse glass painting was made
Category

1820s German Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Fruitwood, Glass

Francisco de Xavier Franz Xaver Jesuitenheiliger Reverse Glass Painting, 1820
Francisco de Xavier Franz Xaver Jesuitenheiliger Reverse Glass Painting, 1820

Francisco de Xavier Franz Xaver Jesuitenheiliger Reverse Glass Painting, 1820

$807
1980s "Time Comparison" World Clock Unique 24Hour International Time Wall Clock
Located in Manzano, IT
zones in a beautifully detailed 24-hour format. With a glass dial listing major cities around the world
Category

1880s Italian Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Aluminum

1980s "Time Comparison" World Clock Unique 24Hour International Time Wall Clock
1980s "Time Comparison" World Clock Unique 24Hour International Time Wall Clock

1980s "Time Comparison" World Clock Unique 24Hour International Time Wall Clock

$2,375
Important Directoire Period Clock in the Return from Egypt Style
Located in Paris, FR
parts are joined by the circular white enamelled dial protected by a glass showing the hours in Roman
Category

1790s French Directoire Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Important Directoire Period Clock in the Return from Egypt Style
Important Directoire Period Clock in the Return from Egypt Style

Important Directoire Period Clock in the Return from Egypt Style

$17,815
Early 19th Century Mantel Clock, Pendule, La Lieuse, La Lecture, Empire, c. 1810
Located in Greven, DE
disc on the back of the movement. The lock disc striking movement strikes on the half and full hour
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Early 19th Century Mantel Clock, Pendule, La Lieuse, La Lecture, Empire, c. 1810
Early 19th Century Mantel Clock, Pendule, La Lieuse, La Lecture, Empire, c. 1810

Early 19th Century Mantel Clock, Pendule, La Lieuse, La Lecture, Empire, c. 1810

$7,007
Italian Brass Hour Glass or Sand Timer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A brass hour glass. The piece is a compliment to many interiors and looks especially good on a desk
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Brass

Italian Brass Hour Glass or Sand Timer
Italian Brass Hour Glass or Sand Timer

Italian Brass Hour Glass or Sand Timer

$650
Dog Bone Street Light with Hour Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
. Each arm had a ceramic insulator on the end. This example also has a large hour glass shaped shade. It
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Milk Glass

Dog Bone Street Light with Hour Glass Shade
Dog Bone Street Light with Hour Glass Shade

Dog Bone Street Light with Hour Glass Shade

$1,800
Hour Glass Form Tramp Art Dressing Table Box
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A tall notched wood geometric design box with a drawer below and a lidded compartment above. The lid is topped with a small rectangular mirror. The drawer and compartment are lined w...
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Wood

Hour Glass Form Tramp Art Dressing Table Box
Hour Glass Form Tramp Art Dressing Table Box

Hour Glass Form Tramp Art Dressing Table Box

$2,300
Vintage French Hour Sand Glass in Pewter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Pewter and Sand 15 Minutes Hour Glass
Category

1920s French Folk Art Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Pewter

Vintage French Hour Sand Glass in Pewter
Vintage French Hour Sand Glass in Pewter

Vintage French Hour Sand Glass in Pewter

$300
18th Century Wedgwood John Flaxman, Blue Jasperware "Dancing Hours" Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Wedgwood & John Flaxman, Blue Jasperware "Dancing Hours" Plaque, England, circa 1790
Category

Late 18th Century Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Ceramic, Giltwood

18th Century Wedgwood John Flaxman, Blue Jasperware "Dancing Hours" Plaque
18th Century Wedgwood John Flaxman, Blue Jasperware "Dancing Hours" Plaque

18th Century Wedgwood John Flaxman, Blue Jasperware "Dancing Hours" Plaque

$1,036
Antique Wire Plant Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An unusual hour glass form with scalloped double rim. Decorated in original white paint. On casters
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Wire

Antique Wire Plant Stand
Antique Wire Plant Stand

Antique Wire Plant Stand

$295
Kralik Art Nouveau Metal Mounted Iridescent Art Glass Vase, 1900
By Kralik Glassworks
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
mount with scroll and floral designs dating from circa 1900. The hour glass shaped vase has an intense
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Blown Glass

Kralik Art Nouveau Metal Mounted Iridescent Art Glass Vase, 1900
Kralik Art Nouveau Metal Mounted Iridescent Art Glass Vase, 1900

Kralik Art Nouveau Metal Mounted Iridescent Art Glass Vase, 1900

$939
Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of Chronos Set on a Sienna Marble Base
Located in London, GB
scythe and an hour glass.
Category

1840s French Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of Chronos Set on a Sienna Marble Base
Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of Chronos Set on a Sienna Marble Base

Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of Chronos Set on a Sienna Marble Base

$1,473
Dutch school, 18th Century, An allegory of greed
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
figure of death in the top left, leaning from the window holding an hour glass pointing to the futility
Category

18th Century Old Masters Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dutch school, 18th Century, An allegory of greed
Dutch school, 18th Century, An allegory of greed

Dutch school, 18th Century, An allegory of greed

$822
18th Century English Hourglass Bilston Enamel Motto Snuff Box, Lover s Trifle
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
with charming bows and swags, the sought after hour glass shape is copper framed with an integral hinge
Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Copper

18th Century English Hourglass Bilston Enamel Motto Snuff Box, Lover s Trifle
18th Century English Hourglass Bilston Enamel Motto Snuff Box, Lover s Trifle

18th Century English Hourglass Bilston Enamel Motto Snuff Box, Lover s Trifle

$550
Antique Pair English Majolica Pottery John Adams Harvest Garden Seats, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
construction in stylized hour glass form and having basketweave seat with perforated handle over bodice with
Category

19th Century Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Majolica, Pottery

Antique Pair English Majolica Pottery John Adams Harvest Garden Seats, 19th C
Antique Pair English Majolica Pottery John Adams Harvest Garden Seats, 19th C

Antique Pair English Majolica Pottery John Adams Harvest Garden Seats, 19th C

$2,800
Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait
Located in Hagley, England
mori painting would often contain a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hour
Category

17th Century Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Oil

Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait
Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait

Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait, 17th century

$19,192
Annamese 19th Century Green Glazed Hourglass Garden Seat with Floral Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
, particularly in the Annam province, an area heavily influenced - and once ruled by - China, this hour-glass
Category

19th Century Vietnamese Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Ceramic

Annamese 19th Century Green Glazed Hourglass Garden Seat with Floral Décor
Annamese 19th Century Green Glazed Hourglass Garden Seat with Floral Décor

Annamese 19th Century Green Glazed Hourglass Garden Seat with Floral Décor

$1,500
Besagno
By Wenceslaus Hollar
Located in New York, NY
always laid ye hour glass on one side, till they were gone, he always received 12 pence an hour.” The
Category

1660s Old Masters Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Etching

Besagno

Wenceslaus Hollar
Besagno, 1665

$350
19th C European Bronze Memento Mori /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
are always at play at multiple levels, a unique of view of the hour glass of life.
Category

19th Century Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Bronze

19th C European Bronze Memento Mori /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture
19th C European Bronze Memento Mori /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture

19th C European Bronze Memento Mori /Analogical Mechanical Skeleton Sculpture

$4,800
The Sleeping Congregation.
By William Hogarth
Located in Plano, TX
called the King's Arms; the Unicorn, its companion is concealed by the pillar. An hour-glass is placed at
Category

1730s Old Masters Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Engraving, Etching

The Sleeping Congregation.

William Hogarth
The Sleeping Congregation., 1736 (Heath Edition 1822)

$200
Fromme s Kalender Art Nouveau Lithograph Poster Koloman Moser Vienna Secession
By Koloman Moser
Located in Palm Beach, FL
goddess of fate] with the hour-glass and snake-ring embodies the eternal circle of life and the running
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Fromme s Kalender Art Nouveau Lithograph Poster Koloman Moser Vienna Secession
Fromme s Kalender Art Nouveau Lithograph Poster Koloman Moser Vienna Secession

Koloman Moser
Fromme s Kalender Art Nouveau Lithograph Poster Koloman Moser Vienna Secession, 1899

$55,000
Berry Bat Amphora Vase
By Paul Dachsel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
above, the vase takes on an hour-glass shape. One is immediately reminded of the transitory nature of
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Porcelain

Berry Bat Amphora Vase
Berry Bat Amphora Vase

Paul Dachsel
Berry Bat Amphora Vase, ca 1900

$42,000
19th Century Biedermeier Mantel Clock with Automated Face, circa 1820-1830
Located in Greven, DE
quarter hours. The original, strongly curved glass pane is held by a finely crafted bezel. The three
Category

1820s German Biedermeier Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Biedermeier Mantel Clock with Automated Face, circa 1820-1830
19th Century Biedermeier Mantel Clock with Automated Face, circa 1820-1830

19th Century Biedermeier Mantel Clock with Automated Face, circa 1820-1830

$3,384
Early Nautical Hour Glass
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 19th century early nautical hour glass made in the United States around 1850 or earlier. The
Category

19th Century American Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early Nautical Hour Glass
Early Nautical Hour Glass

Early Nautical Hour Glass

$599
Hour Glass made of Brass and Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These beautiful hour glasses are filled with white sand and would make perfect additions to any den
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Hour Glasses

Materials

Glass

Hour Glass made of Brass and Glass
Hour Glass made of Brass and Glass

Hour Glass made of Brass and Glass

$950
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Prices for antique hour glasses start at $110 and top out at $55,000 with the average selling for $1,800.
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    Mercury glass, often known as "silvered glass," is an antique decorative art glass made by glassmakers in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), England and America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. These are blown glass artworks with hollow interiors, the majority of which are double-walled.
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    There are many famous antique glass companies. Some examples include Baccarat, Barovier, Christofle, Emile Galle, Lalique, La Rochere, Mappin Webb, Muller Frères and Moser. To be considered antique, glassware must be at least 100 years old. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of antique glass.
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    An antique piece of stained glass could range in price from $2,000 to $100,000 depending on the style, its condition and much more. It is used in making decorative windows and other objects through which light passes. Find a collection of vintage antique stained glass on 1stDibs.

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