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Set of Large Art Deco Jardinières 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
Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Jaime Sabartes, from The Cheeks on Fire, 1925 (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
his pioneering invention of Cubism with Georges Braque, which shattered conventional notions of
Category
1920s Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique L. M. Ericsson AC110 Iron Skeleton Telephone Taxen Eiffel Dachshund #3
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Sweden, SE
telephone equipment. His phones were not technically innovative, as most of the inventions had already been
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
L. M. Ericsson BC 2000 Telephone Made in 1900 Designed as Old Times Book Press
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Sweden, SE
innovative, as most of the inventions had already been made in the US. In 1878, he made an agreement to
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal, Brass
Wilson’s Petrel - Mother Carey’s Chicken /// Ornithology Bird Seascape Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Decorative Pewter Plate 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, Pewter
French Barbizon Oil Painting of Cattle Herd by Pablo Martinez del Rio, 1870s
By Pablo (Pierre) Martinez Del Rio
Located in Atlanta, GA
south or Paris. Thanks to the invention of paint in tubes, the Barbizon artists could satisfy their
Category
Late 19th Century French Barbizon School Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas
c.1910 Czechoslovakian Byzantine Inspired Antique Glass Pendant Necklace
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
...
Glass has been a prevalent feature of costume pieces since the invention of fashion jewellery. It's
Category
1910s Czech Edwardian Antique Inventions
ANTiQUE 1900 ARTS
CRAFTS SHAPLAND AND PETTER HALL COAT GLOVE UMBRELLA STAND
By Shapland
Petter
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
inspired by an invention for a wave-moulding machine. He was only allowed to see it if he left the country
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Inventions
Materials
Copper
Large Art Deco 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 Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
19th Century French Terracotta Confit Pot
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
' design, this vessel would have been used to conserve food – mainly meats in fat – before the invention of
Category
19th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Terracotta, Earthenware
Original Vintage Motorsport Poster Circuit Des Ardennes Belge 1906 Arthur Duray
By Ernest Montaut
Located in London, GB
. Artwork by Ernest Montaut (1878–1909) - a French poster artist who is credited with the invention of
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Elgin White Gold Filled Watch with Flawless Original Dial from 1908
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
other technological breakthroughs. The Swiss paid licensing fees to Elgin for many of their inventions
Category
Early 1900s American Art Deco Antique Inventions
A rare large pair of 19th c French gilt bronze clock and Barometer by Lepine
By Lepine
Located in Dallas, TX
several inventions that led to todays modern clocks .
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Key-West Dove /// Ornithology Bird John James Audubon Shorebird Flowers Plant
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
Pewter Vase 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
Antique Print of William Cavendish on the Winged Horse Pegasus
Located in Langweer, NL
et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux" by William Cavendish. This engraving shows William
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$1,803 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Casket 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
Category
1920s Danish Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
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 Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Antique Mahogany Safe Cabinet with Chubb Safe, England, Circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
. This invention, created in response to a government competition for an un-pickable lock, remained
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Inventions
Materials
Steel
Pewter Candle Sconces 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
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
Portable Copying Machine by James Watt
Co.
By James Watt
Located in New Orleans, LA
later life devising small inventions such as this. Anecdotally, the idea for the machine was a result of
Category
18th Century English Other Antique Inventions
Materials
Mahogany
Round Pewter Dish 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 Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
19th Century French Louis XVI Style "Astronomy" Mantel Clock, circa 1845
By Perrelet
Located in Greven, DE
as the Perrelets.
Some important inventions and innovations are attributed to the Perrelets, such as
Category
1840s French Louis XVI Antique Inventions
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museum in London
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass
$4,880 Sale Price
34% Off
American Flamingo /// John James Audubon Natural History Ornithology Bird Litho
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Antique Swiss 10 Air Musical Box Langdorff
Fils 19th Century
Located in London, GB
of the costlier models, the cylinders could be removed to change melodies, thanks to an invention by
Category
1880s Swiss Antique Inventions
Materials
Other
Antique Swiss 8 Air Gonçalo Alves Musical Box 19th Century
Located in London, GB
could be removed to change melodies, thanks to an invention by Paillard in 1862, which was perfected by
Category
1870s Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood
19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
faïence is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white pottery
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Chinese Porcelain Ginger or Temple Jars Famille Rose Hand Painted Qianlong
Located in Katonah, NY
trade.
Dimensions: 9" tall x 9" diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $10,800
The invention of famille
Category
Mid-18th Century Qing Antique Inventions
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Italian Carved Polychrome and Painted Young Bacchus Statues
Located in Dallas, TX
discovery or invention of wine. In some versions of the myth, Dionysus is credited with teaching mortals how
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Inventions
Materials
Oak
Rare Antique Print of the Schooling of Horses in the Early 18th Century, ca.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
horses. This print originates from 'Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux' by W. Cavendish
Category
1740s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$702 Sale Price
20% Off
Equestrian Engravings of Cavendish
s General System of Horsemanship, 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate 24 from "A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches," (La Methode et Invention
Category
1740s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800
s
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in New York, NY
. These details must be Panini's invention, prompted by the awkward junction of building and ramp.
On the
Category
1850s Italian Louis XVI Antique Inventions
Materials
Glass
1915 Imagerie d
Épinal N. 15 by O
Galop for the final exploits of Roland Garros
Located in PARIS, FR
to fire through the propeller arc, a revolutionary innovation for aerial warfare. This invention laid
Category
1910s Antique Inventions
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Amphory-Style Discometal Vases 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 Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Square 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 Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Original Antique Print of a New Way of Dressing or Schooling of Horses, ca.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
schooling of horses. This print originates from 'Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux' by W
Category
1740s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$598 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 19th Century French Bronze Grand Tour Vase Signed by Achille Collas
By Achille Collas, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Chicago, IL
engineer and inventor Achille Collas in the 19th century. Collas's invention of the "réduction mécanique
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Carrara Marble Mantel Clock with Barometer, Thermometers, and Perpetual Calendar
Located in London, GB
awards for his invention of the ‘Bourdon tube’, which was used to measure pressure.
All of the time and
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Inventions
Materials
Carrara Marble
Round Lidded Pewter Box 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 Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Restored Bauhaus Armchair, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Beech, 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
Restored Bauhaus Armchair, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Beech, 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
Chrome, Steel
Reclaimed Art Deco French Stoneware Bidet
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
the invention of bidet, but historians agree that they first appeared in the 17th century in France as
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Italian men portrait
By Giovanni Maria delle Piane dit Mulinaretto (Genoa 1670 - Monticelli d´Ongina 1745)
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
pleasant “worldliness” and a refined invention of backgrounds, sometimes even sumptuous. In 1695, il
Category
1740s Italian School Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Pewter Art Deco Candlesticks by Just Andersen, Denmark, 1920s
By Just Andersen
Located in Malmö, SE
to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise
Category
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Han Dynasty Horse and Rider
Located in Santa Monica, CA
invention of stirrups. Repairs and restoration as expected.
Dark pottery origin: Xian Period: Western Han.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Inventions
Materials
Pottery
$1,000 Sale Price
66% Off
Antique French Edwardian Porcelain Bidet
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
responsible for the invention of bidet, but historians agree that they first appeared in the 17th century in
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Just Andersen Desk Lamp, 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
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Ideal Home Exhibition Daily Mail Olympia
By Frank Newbould 1
Located in London, GB
Home Show showcasing household gadgets and inventions as well as gardens and home architecture designs
Category
1920s British Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Antique Carved Wood Lion’s Head from a Manhattan Bar, ca. 1880s-1890s
Located in New York, NY
inventions of that time, the small electric bulbs embedded in the lion's eyes are especially noteworthy.
Category
1880s American American Classical Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood
Piranesi, Hand Coloured Period Engraving, Vue d
un Superb Palais de Rome
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Cotignac, FR
imitate the actual remains; his invention in catching the design of the original architect provided the
Category
Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Antique Print of the Duke of Newcastle on a Horse Showing Equestrian Dressage
Located in Langweer, NL
Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux'. William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, lost his fortune and title
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$647 Sale Price
35% Off
Antique Print of a Nobleman Galloping past Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire
Located in Langweer, NL
Cavendish's exposition on the theory and practice of equestrian dressage 'La Methode et Invention Nouvelle de
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$448 Sale Price
30% Off
Original Engraving of the Duke of Newcastle Horseback Riding
Located in Langweer, NL
Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux'. William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, lost his fortune and title
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$548 Sale Price
34% Off
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
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