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Set of Just Andersen dual-pipe art deco vases, 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
Early Diskometal Vase 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 Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane Child Chair Thonet Style
By Michael Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
invention of bentwood furniture.
Measures: 12.5"W x 13"D x 26.5"H.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Glaucus Gull - Burgomaster /// Ornithology Bird John James Audubon Seascape Sky
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Figures on the Beach - Impressionist Oil, Coastal Landscape by Andre Devambez
By André Devambez
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Embassy in Vienna. His subject, Modern Life and Inventions, the metro, buses, airships and planes, was not
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Panel, Oil
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 Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Antique Print of the Schooling of Horses by Van Kessel, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
horses. This print originates from 'Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux' by W. Cavendish
Category
18th Century Belgian Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$614 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century English Mahogany Tilt-Top End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century English mahogany tilt-top end table is an ingenious invention that most agree
Category
Early 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Inventions
Materials
Mahogany
Cattle watering in an open landscape
By Joshua Shaw
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
States and abroad.
Inventions and Technical Contributions:
In addition to his work as a painter, Shaw
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$16,175 Sale Price
24% Off
Just Andersen Table Lamp, 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
Smart Antique Shagreen Gaming Counter / Poker Chip Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
invention with the piano hinge shifting to allow this, the hinge marked "Patent" on the interior.
The box
Category
1920s European Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Shagreen
$3,231 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of art deco vases 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 Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Attributed to Domenico di Paris - Madonna and The Child, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
holds between two fingers; a graceful, touching iconographic invention.
The artist was clearly
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Inventions
Materials
Stucco
Charles-Louis MALAPEAU - Still Life With Hunting Trophies
Located in Beaune, FR
his invention, lithochromy, he offered, in 1823, 22 reproductions of the life of Saint Bruno, painted
Category
19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas
Vitraux in Four Sheets Puzzle of Life by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in New York, NY
created through his invention of the Paranoiac Critical Method, allowing Dali to tap into his own
Category
1770s Surrealist Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Stauffer
Co Silver Open Face Keyless Minute Repeater By Lebolt Chicago
Located in Mayfair, London, London
the watches, chromometers and repeating watches exhibited by them at the Inventions Exhibition of 1885
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Inventions
Materials
Silver
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-1664, Young Man, Etching Circa 1640
By Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Located in Toronto, CA
invented the monotype in 1648, the only printmaking technique to be an Italian invention, making over
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Red Antique Rug, Art Deco Vintage Rug Oriental Handmade Carpet Chinese Rug CHR6
Located in Wembley, GB
floral guard bands and crisp Greek key borders with the same balance of tradition and invention. Handmade
Category
1890s Chinese Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
"Skating on Ladies
Pond Central Park": Winslow Homer 19th C. Woodcut Engraving
By Winslow Homer
Located in Alamo, CA
as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations
Category
1870s American Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Engraving, Woodcut
Set of Two Restored Beech Armchairs by Mart Stam, Robert Slezak, Czechia, 1930s
By Mart Stam, Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
history of 20th century European architecture, including the invention of the cantilever tubular chair
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Antique Inventions
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Blue Restored Beech Armchairs by Mart Stam, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
invention of the cantilever tubular chair, teaching at the Bauhaus, contributions to the Weissenhof Estate
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Antique Inventions
Materials
Chrome
William Lock (1767-1847) Brown Ink on Paper of General D
Arblay
Friends
Located in Bristol, CT
'unrivalled by any man of this day…for invention, taste and spirit.'
Lock's father was William Lock of
Category
18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Ink, Pen
Townsend
s Cormorant /// John James Audubon Ornithology Bird Art Natural History
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
Original Austrian Jugendstil full length bentwood cheval dressing mirror -Thonet
By Thonet
Located in New York City, NY
movement with his invention of the wood-bending process.
Gebrüder Thonet exhibited at the world exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Inventions
Materials
Mirror, Beech, Bentwood
Circa 1885 Original document - The Decauville company - Railway Industry Train
Located in PARIS, FR
be dismantled and transported easily. This invention found applications in many fields: mining and
Category
1880s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Linen
Henri Jacot Carriage Clock with Strike Repeat Function
Located in Amersham, GB
machinery of his own invention, rather than relying on outsourced parts. This makes Jacot carriage clocks
Category
1880s French Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel, Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver
Enamel Cigar Box, Sampson Mordan, c.1892
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
1823 and made famous for their invention of the mechanical pencil. Their evolution did not stop there
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Decorative Antique Print of the Schooling of Horses in Galop, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
schooling of horses. This print originates from 'Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux' by W
Category
18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$588 Sale Price
20% Off
Philip H. Calderon “Poor girl begging for handouts” Oil on Canvas London 1860
Located in Doha, QA
pictures tell a story, usually one of his own invention, sometimes a subject from history or literature
Category
19th Century English Pre-Raphaelite Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas
An oil on canvas of William Paget, Marquess of Anglesey’s yacht Pearl by Nicolas
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
invention of the paint tube in 1841, to store their paints.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Alphonse Mucha Figures Decoratives Plate 4
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
works that exude an indefinable charm. His unique approach combined originality of invention with
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Alphonse Mucha Figures Decoratives Poster Plate 29
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
works that exude an indefinable charm. His unique approach combined originality of invention with
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Alphonse Mucha Figures Decoratives Poster Plate 7
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
works that exude an indefinable charm. His unique approach combined originality of invention with
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Alphonse Mucha Figures Decoratives Plate 30
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
works that exude an indefinable charm. His unique approach combined originality of invention with
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Collection of 18th and 19th Century Arabic Astrolabes and Quadrant
Located in London, GB
invention, were made in order to solve complex astronomical problems, and give the bearer effectively a hand
Category
Early 19th Century Persian Islamic Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass
Eighteenth-century Venetian mirror in lacquered wood and with mother-of-pearl in
Located in Vicenza, IT
of the invention and execution". That Venetian workshops specialized in such fine inlay work on dark
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Inventions
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Giltwood
17th Century St. John Baptist Florentine School Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
resulting from the invention of the episode of Saint John the Baptist and the child Jesus playing together
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas
Early Diskometal Figurine made 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
Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art
By John Linnell (b.1792)
Located in West Hollywood, CA
single series of designs—£150 for drawings and engravings of The Inventions to the Book of Job, and a
Category
19th Century European Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
$200,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Natural History Illustrations: Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals, 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
, often making each print slightly unique. This technique was especially popular before the invention of
Category
1790s German Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Antique Male Bronze Bust George Stephenson Railways Interest Edward William Wyon
Located in Dublin, Ireland
was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
A large bronze Casket 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
Bronze
Booby Gannet /// Ornithology Bird Art John James Audubon Florida Keys Seascape
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Demonstrators - Impressionist Oil, Figures in City Landscape by Andre Devambez
By André Devambez
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
12 panels for the future French Embassy in Vienna. His subject, Modern Life and Inventions, the metro
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grand Figural Cartel Clock, After a Design by Gilles-Marie Oppenord
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
-issued É. Rouveyre Paris 1880.
Bountiful Invention: Drawings by Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742) and
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Inventions
Materials
Ormolu
Rare Georgian Pinchbeck Chain English 41" English
Located in Northampton, MA
later clasp, so that's quite exciting.
Pinchbeck jewelry was somewhat popular following its invention
Category
1830s English Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Pinchbeck
Crucifix, Bronze, iron, and wood, Lombardy, mid-17th century
Located in Milano, IT
, Guglielmo's prototype, perfected and cast by Gentili, proves that the Loreto crucifix is not an invention of
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Postcard with view of Rudberg
s Pier, Beaver Lake, Hartland, Wisconsin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
With the invention of the halftone print process, photographic postcards like this became
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph
Antique American Art Deco Early Frigidaire Metal Advertising Sign
Located in Forney, TX
invention. Each refrigerator was handmade, and took over a week to assemble. Consequently, in less than two
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Original 16th Century Engraving of a Medieval Tournament, ca.1578
Located in Langweer, NL
invention. His account of imperial tournaments during the 15th century, however, may be treated as mostly
Category
16th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$338 Sale Price
25% Off
Elgin Gold Filled Pocket Watch with Unique Floral and Initials Engraving 1900s
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 Nouveau Antique Inventions
Ancient Boxwood Micro Carving Deposition, First Half of the 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
the fortune of Michelangelo's invention: different versions of bronze, stucco, terracotta and wax are
Category
1740s European Baroque Antique Inventions
Materials
Boxwood
Edgar Brandt Attr., French Art Deco Wrought Table Mirror, ca. 1920
s
Located in New York, NY
his invention after the war. His 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars were very widely copied (both under and
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Wrought Iron
Verge Crown Wheel Key Winding 18K Yellow Gold Ornate Pocket Watch
Located in Washington Depot, CT
from the Latin virga, meaning stick or rod.[1]
Its invention is important in the history of technology
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Inventions
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Set of Just Andersen Art Deco Vases, 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
Italian, Neoclassical, Montgolfier, Chandelier, Glass, 8 lights, 1780 - 1820
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Louis XVI, King of France, the Montgolfier brothers invented the Montgolfière.
This invention
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Regency Antique Inventions
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
Bonbonnière
Eremitage by Walter Schnackenberg, German cabaret poster, 1920
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
quantities on paper–is a relatively modern invention, coming to a recognizable form just before the close of
Category
1920s Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph
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