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French 19th Century Unique Parisian Bistro Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
of colors. The piece was created in the late 19th century, after the invention of electricity. The
Category
19th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Iron
Erhard
Söhne Art Nouveau Jugendstil Jewelry Casque w/ Inlaid Brass Rose Design
Located in Beachwood, OH
the factory was enlarged. The company tried new inventions again and again and was called "Testing
Category
Early 1900s Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass
Pair of Important Original Antique Klismos Armchairs Carved Lions Woven Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
pelt.
The klismos was a specifically Greek invention, without detectable earlier inspiration. The
Category
19th Century Greek Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Leather, Beech
Art Nouveau Pewter Candle Holders 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 Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Josef Hoffmann Pair of Hammered Silver Vases
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
invention of corrugated galvanized iron—a cheap, mass-produced material that was quickly adopted in
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Silver
Collection of Pewter Boxes by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
St. Mungo Golf Ball By MFG.Co
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
balls made them quite lively, it was not until the invention of the automatic winding machine by John
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Inventions
Materials
Rubber
Elgin 14Kt Solid White Gold Art Deco Watch with Original Dial circa 1926
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
. The Swiss paid licensing fees to Elgin for many of their inventions in watchmaking. Patek Philippe
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
White Gold
Antique Porcher French Ceramic Bidet
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Bidet
Nobody knows who was responsible for the invention of bidet, but historians agree that they first
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Ceramic
Pair 19th Century French Gilt Spelter Vases on Marble Bases with Vine Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
associated with Bacchus is the discovery or invention of wine. In some versions of the myth, Dionysus is
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inventions
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Brass Candlesticks with Glass Chimneys Wall or Table Chamber Sticks
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
invention) , they can be placed on a table or wall hung
The Lamps are 13” high, and 5” in diameter
NG152
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19th Century Early Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass
Set of Pewter Candlesticks 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
Christ on the Cold Stone – After Jan Gossaert (Mabuse)
Located in Stockholm, SE
the master’s invention.
Provenance:
Private Collection, The Netherlands for at least 70 years.
Category
16th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Elgin Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa, 1920
s
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
fees to Elgin for many of their inventions in watchmaking. Patek Philippe even used Elgin’s technology
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Gold-filled
Josef Hoffmann Hammered Silver Centerpiece and Pair of Vases
By Julius Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
. The vases reference both the elegant form of a folding fan and the 19th-century invention of
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Silver
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
Pair of French Renaissance S-tyle Ormolu Wall Mirrors with Candelabra
Located in London, GB
using these influences as starting points for their own inventions. The elaborate and profuse nature of
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Inventions
Materials
Ormolu
Set of 2 Restored Bauhaus Chairs, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
European architecture, including the invention of the cantilever tubular chair, teaching at the Bauhaus
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Antique Inventions
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of Pewter Bowls by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Early Art Deco Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Roseate Spoonbill /// John James Audubon Natural History Ornithology Water Bird
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Scalloped Pedestal Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this
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1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
- see photo of the back)
This painting probably represents the "invention" (thus the rediscovery) of a
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
Map of Ardèche France with Annonay and Vineyards by Vuillemin, 19th c
Located in Langweer, NL
Marie Jacquard presenting his invention of the Jacquard loom, symbolizing Ardèche’s historical
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Victorian Mid to Late 1800s French Jet Antique Wraparound Bangle
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
prevalent feature in costume pieces since the invention of jewellery, as it is an easily accessible material
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Inventions
Antique God Atlas Sterling Silver Figural Wax Seal Stamper. German 19-Century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
texts, he is even credited with the invention of astronomy itself.
We have specialized in the sale of
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19th Century German Classical Greek Antique Inventions
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of Early Diskometal Candlesticks 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
Metal
Pewter Candelabra 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
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Set of 2 Restored Bauhaus Chairs, by Stam and Slezak, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
By Mart Stam, Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
architecture, including the invention of the cantilever tubular chair, teaching at the Bauhaus, contributions
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Antique Inventions
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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
Pewter Candlestick Holders 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
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
By Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
producing finished drawings after Raphael’s inventions, complicating efforts to reconstruct his own oeuvre
Category
16th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Ink
Peruvian Eclipse Panic and Antis Ritual Sacrifice – Rare 1734 Ethnographic Print
Located in Langweer, NL
, and artistic invention, reflecting both a desire to document and a tendency to dramatize the
Category
1730s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Diskometal Vase 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
Danish Grace vase in Disko Metal, by Just Andersen, 1920/30s / Art Deco
By Just Andersen
Located in Stockholm, SE
bronze and his own invention namned after the bay where is grew up in Greenland called Disko. Disko metal
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende
s Gifte"
Located in Baltimore, MD
, perswading her to continew her loue towrds him' in A
Gorgeous Gallery of Gallant Inventions (1578, Ed
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1690s English George I Antique Inventions
Materials
22k Gold
Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
significant inventions of the modern age, the telescope was initially developed and came to public attention
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19th Century European Antique Inventions
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Bronze Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
1839-63 The Railway Times
Located in Bath, GB
patents and inventions, accidents, and updates on railways from across the globe. Notable articles include
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$10,829
Henry Clay Papier Mâché Lacquered Tray and Base
By Henry Clay
Located in Downingtown, PA
Baskerville's japanning business in Birmingham and later patented his breakthrough invention in 1772. This
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Inventions
Materials
Other
Flemish Baroque Tortoiseshell Mirro
By Flemish
Located in New Orleans, LA
credited with the invention of the tin-mercury method of mirror-making, a process that made polished metal
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique Inventions
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Ebony
Set of Light-Bronze Cups 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 Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Balloon Chandelier with pendants
Located in Paris, FR
altitude of 400m, using heated air to achieve the first flight by a human being. This invention left such a
Category
1870s French Empire Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
French School circa 1880, Portrait of a boy holding a book, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
the time, with the invention of photography, when the painted and drawn portrait was most seriously
Category
1880s Academic Antique Inventions
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Jan Adriaensz Leeghwater – Dutch Engineer
Millwright, 19th-Century Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
, antique water management art, Jan Adriaensz Leeghwater portrait, Dutch Golden Age invention, land
Category
1850s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Pewter Candlestick Holders 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
Antique Swiss Enamel and Gold Brooch, Circa 1840
Located in London, GB
popularity declined with the invention of photography.
Category
1840s Swiss Antique Inventions
Materials
Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
Set of Art Deco Vases by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Two Milanese School, Oil on Board Paintings, 17th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
his invention of what we know as the "Archimedes screw".
Condition Report
Overall good condition.
Category
17th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas
Ottoman Rituals and Dancers – 1734 Engraving of Turkish Love, Ceremony and Dance
Located in Langweer, NL
artistic invention. They reflect Enlightenment Europe’s attempt to catalogue global customs—even when
Category
1730s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Pastoral Landscape - British 18th century Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
known for his large naval works, his elaborate set designs for London theatres, and his invention of a
Category
1770s Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
Philip James LoutherbourgPastoral Landscape - British 18th century Old Master art oil painting, 1778
$13,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Meiji Period Vesta Case by Fujii Yoshitoyo
By Fujii Yoshitoyo
Located in Newark, England
his invention, and they became known as “vesta cases”, “vesta boxes” or simply “vestas”. In America
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inventions
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Wedgwood
Bentley Jasperware Portrait Medallion Of Rousseau
By Wedgwood
Bentley
Located in New Orleans, LA
and medallions, often featuring royalty and celebrated personages as subjects. The invention of the
Category
18th Century English Other Antique Inventions
Materials
Porcelain
Pewter Hand Mirror and Brush 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
Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Fleet Street has been populated by scribbling hacks since the invention of the printing press.
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood
Antoine Lepine Rose Gold Ruby Cylinder French Pocket Watch, circa 1800s
Located in Long Beach, CA
renowned for many inventions in science and watchmaking. In addition he was Abraham Louis Breguet's teacher
Category
Early 1800s French Art Deco Antique Inventions
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane Child Armchair Thonet Style
By Michael Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
.
Michael Thonet (1796-1871) was a German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention of bentwood
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
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