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Vintage Handcrafted Rattan Carpet Beater Folk Art Decorative Wall Object
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
dust beater, traditionally used in Europe as a household cleaning tool before the invention of modern
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Inventions
Materials
Rattan
Late 19th Century French Cast Iron Salesman Sample Plow by Morcrette
Located in Dekalb, IL
soils. His inventions were part of a regional hub for farm equipment, alongside larger, more known firms
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Steel, Iron
Victorian Imperial Russian 14k Gold Bracelet Rose Cut Diamonds Antique Estate
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
jewelry
After the incandescent bulb invention in 1870s, diamond jewelry started thriving like never before
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Antique Inventions
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Ruins Landscape Codazzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Roma Italy
By Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
an excellent model of this process.
In his architectural views and inventions he prefers a clear and
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$7,781 Sale Price
40% Off
ANTIQUE CIR 1880 TAPESTRY DEPICTING WATTEAU-ESQUE FiGURES AFTER ANTOINE WATTEAU
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
the style and themes of Jean-Antoine Watteau, particularly his invention of the fête galante genre
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Fabric
18th Century by Antonio Mercurio Amorosi Portrait Little Girl with Cat
By Antonio Mercurio Amorosi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Paris, is a portrait or a genre invention by Amorosi is still open to question.
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Forgan Gassiat Type Putter
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
. The difference being, the patent protects the invention, focusing on functionality and how it works
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood, Hickory
Original Hickory Gassiat Putter
By Jean Gassiat
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
number. The difference being, the patent protects the invention, focusing on functionality and how it
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood, Hickory
Early Diskometal Candlesticks by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Whooping Crane /// John James Audubon Ornithology Natural History Wading Birds
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Charles Oudin Silver Chatelain Cartouche Bezel Pendant Watch
Located in Long Beach, CA
Oudin was a premier watchmaker in France. He is renowned for this invention of the Mystery Watch which
Category
1820s French Antique Inventions
"Summer Picnic by the River" Joshua Shaw, American Atmospheric Genre Painting
By Joshua Shaw
Located in New York, NY
wanted to move to America to live for two years, so he could get a patent for his invention of a copper
Category
1840s Academic Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Saint Mark Evangelist Guercino Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
, who usually assigned him the replicas of his best inventions, sometimes intervening person to perfect
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$7,164 Sale Price
20% Off
Angels Floral Garland Maratta Paint Oil on table Old master 17th Century Italian
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
invention as well as the stupendous lighting and chromatic effects lead us to link his authorship to the
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$9,758 Sale Price
25% Off
Just Andersen, Art Deco Pewter Table Lamp, Denmark, 1920s.
By Just Andersen, GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Just Andersen
Located in Malmö, SE
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
Category
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Still Life Vanitas Noletti Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italian
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
with the collectors of the time, by virtue of his excellent creativity and invention of singular posed
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$9,511 Sale Price
20% Off
Landscape with Fishermen - Original etching
By Gabriel Perelle
Located in Paris, IDF
Adam and Nicolas, produced a considerable number of engravings, mostly of their own invention. Imbued
Category
Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions
Materials
Etching
Building a Ship - Original etching
By Gabriel Perelle
Located in Paris, IDF
Nicolas, produced a considerable number of engravings, mostly of their own invention. Imbued with numerous
Category
Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions
Materials
Etching
Flower Still-life Virgin Trevisani Stanchi Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century
By Francesco Trevisani (Capodistria 1656 - Rome 1746)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
garland of fresh flowers.
In particular, the half-bust of the Virgin is inspired by the Marian inventions
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$5,558 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco 1920s Red Glass Vintage Tasseled Flapper Necklace
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
prevalent feature of costume pieces since the invention of jewellery. An easily accessible material that can
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Inventions
Holy Family Ramenghi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Religious Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
re-proposed by his workshop, albeit with always different compositional inventions. In our version we
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
Landscape with a Bridge and Fishermen - Original etching
By Gabriel Perelle
Located in Paris, IDF
invention. Imbued with numerous influences, whether Nordic, Italian, or Parisian, they feature a wide
Category
Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions
Materials
Etching
Landscape with a Sailboat and Fishermen - Original etching
By Gabriel Perelle
Located in Paris, IDF
invention. Imbued with numerous influences, whether Nordic, Italian, or Parisian, they feature a wide
Category
Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions
Materials
Etching
19th Century, European, Antler Gun Rack and Stand, Brown, Wood
Located in Epfach, DE
six rifles
Probably Bohemia or Bavaria
The use of antlers for furniture is a 19th century invention
Category
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Inventions
Materials
Antler
Amphora-Style Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is unknown, it
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Art Nouveau Lamp by Quezal
By Quezal
Located in NANTES, FR
invention in the late 1800s and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass, Copper
Diskometal Flowerpot by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
.
Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Collection of Pewter Vases by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Pewter Flowerpots by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
.
Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Pewter Vase Trio by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Hermes Mercury Roman God Bloodstone Intaglio Ring Gold Victorian Hand Carved
Located in New York, NY
invention, art, literature, and trade.
The bloodstone is 10mm by 8mm.
The ring is currently a size 6 US
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Quartz, Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Ko-Kutani Style Bakumatsu Edo Period Japanese Dish Arita, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
period. Possibly related to the inventions of Godfried Wagener in Japan.
Additional information
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inventions
Materials
Porcelain
$2,687 Sale Price
45% Off
Seated Woman Holding a Staff
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
supervision, Acidini sees no trace of Federico’s hand in either the invention or execution of the figure
Category
16th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Ink
Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
.
Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Antique Lithography Print depicting a Bear Hunt 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
a carved wooden frame.
Litography is based on an invention by Alois Senefelder from 1798. In the
Category
Mid-19th Century German Country Antique Inventions
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Lithography Print with Sporting Dogs 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
wooden carved frame.
Litography is based on an invention by Alois Senefelder from 1798. In the 19th
Category
Late 19th Century German Country Antique Inventions
Materials
Glass, Wood
Charvolents Travelling In Various Directions With the Same Wind by Colman, 1827
Located in Kenilworth, IL
through the countryside above a small town.
The charvolent was an invention of an English schoolteacher
Category
1820s British Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Tall Pewter Vases by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Pedestal Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is unknown, it
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Russian Orthodox Church, Middle 19th Century
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Western and Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line staff notation.”
“The
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Pigment
Coptic Monastery Plan, Ammonia Oven
Egg Incubator, Egypt c.1776
Located in Langweer, NL
, allowing for large-scale poultry production long before the invention of modern incubators.
This plate is
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Antique English "Samuel Henshall" Patented Turned Ox Bone Corkscrew, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
the worm that stopped the worm from going down too far. His invention became immensely popular and
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Inventions
Materials
Bone
Pedestal Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Unique Low Cabinet with Intarsia by Viktor Lurje for Wiener Werkstätte c. 1926
By Viktor Lurje, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Berlin, DE
now
working in Berlin. Always a lively spirit, rich in imagination and invention, he always knows how
Category
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood
Amphora-Style Discometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Diskometal Goblets by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Early Diskometal Table Lamps by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
.
Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Pewter Sugar Jar and Creamer by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Large Pedestal Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Pedestal Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
1920s Art Deco vase by danish sculptor and silversmith Just Andersen, Copenhagen
By Just Andersen
Located in København K, 84
balances the composition. The deep, warm patina of the Disco alloy—an Andersen invention—lends the piece
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Il Giocolare - Etching by Giovanni Volpato - 1765 ca.
By Giovanni Volpato
Located in Roma, IT
the engraving.
Plate from Le arti per via, series of 12 engravings from inventions by Francesco
Category
1760s Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Etching
1896 original Maîtres de l
affiche N. 33 poster by Jules Chéret - Théâtrophone
By Jules Chéret
Located in PARIS, FR
for one of the 19th century's most enchanting inventions: the théâtrophone.
The théâtrophone allowed
Category
1890s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Jules Chéret 1896 lithograph Pantomimes lumineuses théâtre optique de E. Reynaud
By Jules Chéret
Located in PARIS, FR
Reynaud’s invention with his signature style—flowing figures, vibrant color, and boundless movement.
The
Category
1890s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Service à thé Art Déco métal argenté martelé Sampson Mordan
Co LTD, circa 19th
By Samson Mordan and Co
Located in Paris, FR
Belfast Chambers. Known primarily for their pioneering work in mechanical objects, including the invention
Category
19th Century English Antique Inventions
Materials
Silver Plate
German Miniature of Young Lady in a Fancy Hat
Located in New Orleans, LA
invention of photography in the 1840s. To find such a varied collection of this incredible quality is
Category
19th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Copper
Late Georgian Cluster Ring with Rose - Cut Diamonds Circa 1790
Located in OVIEDO, AS
The diamonds are rose-cut, a technique commonly used before the invention of modern brilliant cuts
Category
1790s European Georgian Antique Inventions
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
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