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Antique Swiss Enamel Hidden Compartment Ring
Located in New York, NY
, perfume or medicine and in some cases poison for a sinister mission. The inside of the ring is hand
Category
1810s Antique Poison
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
VICTORIAN 9KT GOLD BLOODSTONE SIGNET RING WITH OPENING COMPARTMENT, CIRCA 1880s
Located in Braintree, GB
— often referred to as a “poison ring” or “memento ring”. The finely engraved floral detailing on the
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Poison
Materials
Gold, 10k Gold
Les Baigneuses - Impressionist Figurative Oil Painting by Alvert Aublet
By Albert Aublet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Comme la Mort). His works include: Nero Poisoning the Slaves; Duke of Guise; Reservists' Wash-bowl (1880
Category
1880s Impressionist Antique Poison
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Personal Travel Sterling Silver Flatware Set
By Albert Coles
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
poison people like lead, but it was expensive. Then, in 1859, several prospectors made a huge silver
Category
1850s American Antique Poison
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 19th C Engraving of Mother Damnable, The Witch of Camden Town Tube Station
Located in Lowestoft, GB
poisoning, for lack of evidence.
Modern-day academics, folklorists and historians disagree about whether
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Poison
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paper
Taking Physick, English medical caricature etching by James Gillray, 1800
By James Gillray
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
,” humorously demonstrates the effects of taking laxatives to purge the body of harmful poisons. First, the
Category
Early 1800s Other Art Style Antique Poison
Materials
Etching
Antique Botanical Print of Gloriosa Superba, Poisson Plant or Flame Lily, c.1821
Located in Langweer, NL
known as flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, the Poison
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Poison
Materials
Paper
George III Silver Mounted Coconut Cup
Located in New Orleans, LA
that they could detect, and even deter, the effects of poison and as such were employed as drinking
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Poison
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Italian Porcelain 5 Pharmacy Containers with Pure Gold Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
, and vital dose and the other the toxic dose, the poison. The pharmacist is thus represented by the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Medieval Antique Poison
Materials
Porcelain
Bavarian Pharmacy Balance
Located in New Orleans, LA
“Venena,” which is Latin for “poisons.” Each scale also exhibits stamps indicating that they have been
Category
19th Century Balkan Biedermeier Antique Poison
Materials
Brass
$64,500
Victorian Renaissance Revival Blue Enamel Hidden Compartment Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
that incorporate hidden compartments are often referred to as "poison rings," though they were also
Category
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Poison
Materials
18k Gold
Medieval 14th Century Amethyst Gold Stirrup Ring Amuletic Magical Small Ring
Located in London, GB
intoxication. It was also commonly believed that amethysts had the ability to detect poison by becoming dim in
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Medieval Antique Poison
Materials
Amethyst, Gold
1820s Russian Silver Mounted Coconut Ladle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
poison. The shells shape and scarcity of the commodity enabled the wealthy to mount the shells in
Category
1820s Russian Antique Poison
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tibetan Bronze Phurba Dagger, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
deities, the phurba is the ultimate weapon, used to cut through the three poisons of ignorance, desire
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Poison
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique "Hercules
Lichas" Engraving 19th Century Print, Study, after Canova
Located in Brooklyn, NY
:211
Now why would Lichas bring Hercules a poisoned shirt? Well the story goes back all the way to
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Poison
Materials
Paper
"Young Couple" Abstract Figurative Etching
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Houston, TX
late 1930s. After the Gestapo threatened her with arrest, she wore a vial of poison around her neck
Category
1920s Abstract Antique Poison
Materials
Etching
Antique Italian Marble Profile Plaque of Roman Emperor Claudius, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
name Nero - as his son.
Claudius died on 13 October 54 AD after being poisoned, probably on the
Category
1850s Italian Antique Poison
Materials
Marble
Antique Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver Mounted Coconut Bowl
By Henry George Murphy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
natural defence against poison. The shells shape and scarcity of the commodity enabled the wealthy to
Category
1920s Antique Poison
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pregnant Woman with Folded Hands Etching “Frau mit übereinandergelegten Händen”
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Houston, TX
Gestapo threatened her with arrest, she wore a vial of poison around her neck. She was forbidden to teach
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Antique Poison
Materials
Etching
Käthe Kollwitz Lithograph, "Germany
s Children Are Starving"
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in New York, NY
of poison around her neck. She was forbidden to teach and her works, placed on a list of degenerate
Category
1920s Modern Antique Poison
Materials
Lithograph
19th Century, Flying Mercury Sculpture in Bronze
By Giambologna
Located in Milan, IT
coexistence of cures and poisons. The wings on the petaso, on the other hand, metaphorize the will to soar
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Poison
Materials
Bronze
Le Triomphe de Galathee
By Domenico Zampieri
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
in fresco, he wiped away in this city from its envious the most humiliating mortifications, poisoned
Category
1830s Renaissance Antique Poison
Materials
Copper
Men
s Snake Ring from Gold Rush Era Devours All Other Snake Rings
Located in Northampton, MA
. Although it did not strike me, it nonetheless poisoned me against snakes and snake rings and snake
Category
1850s American Victorian Antique Poison
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Roman Landscape with Acquedotto and Ruins Oil on Canvas 1885
By Achille Vertunni
Located in Rome, IT
painters he mixed by hand, gradually poisoned the artist, who suffered progressive paralysis over the final
Category
1860s Old Masters Antique Poison
Materials
Oil
Antique Napoleon Bonaparte Polished Desk Bronze, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Forshufvud and other scientists have since conjectured he was poisoned with arsenic.
Napoleon's campaigns
Category
1850s Antique Poison
Materials
Bronze
Ficherelli Paint Oli on canvas old master 17th Century Religious Mary Magdalene
By Felice Ficherelli known as
il Riposo
(San Gimignano 1603 - Florence 1660)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Magnin in Dijon, or in the 'Sofonisba drinks the poison' of unknown location, in the "Martirio di
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Poison
Materials
Oil
Rare Antique Set of 10 Pharmacy Bottles Apothecary Glass with Gold Leaf
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
.
Tags: Apothecary, bathroom accessories, poisons, medicines, cabinet trinkets, sweetie candy jars
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Poison
Materials
Glass
Antique Napoleon Bonaparte Polished Bronze, Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, though Sten Forshufvud and other scientists have since conjectured he was poisoned with arsenic
Category
1830s Antique Poison
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Joseph Benwell Original Oil Painting 18th Century
By Sir Allan Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Sandby. Sadly he was one of four diners who died, probably of food-poisoning in March 1773 after a dinner
Category
1750s Old Masters Antique Poison
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cyrus Cuneo, Symbolist Fan Design With Couple, Cherubs
Garden
By Cyrus Cuneo
Located in Cheltenham, GB
nose and eventually led to blood poisoning.
Cyrus Cuneo led a rapid, brief and fruitful life
Category
1910s Symbolist Antique Poison
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Antique Bronze Bust Napoleon Bonaparte, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, though Sten Forshufvud and other scientists have since conjectured he was poisoned with arsenic
Category
1880s Antique Poison
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Caravan in the Desert, a painting by Gustave Guillaumet (1840 - 1887)
Located in PARIS, FR
), during which most of the expedition was killed. Most of the survivors later died of thirst or poisoning
Category
1870s Old Masters Antique Poison
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Original Antique Portrait of Kay Francis American Film Star - Beautiful Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, Fred Astaire, Mae West, Katharine Hepburn, and others, on a list of stars dubbed "box office poison
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Poison
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Death of Fausta and Crispus (from Donizetti’s “Fausta”)
Located in New York, NY
. Crispus is assassinated by a Lictor, and Fausta commits suicide by taking poison.
In the present drawing
Category
19th Century Old Masters Antique Poison
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Ink, Pen
Victorian Poison Bracelet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian 18KT yellow gold bracelet with an oval hinged “poison” locket on top decorated with
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Poison
Materials
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
$12,900
Georgian Enamel Poison Ring in 18k Gold, Secret Poison Antique Ring, Locket Ring
Located in PARIS, FR
Georgian enamel poison ring in 18 karat yellow gold. Rare ring composed of a square bezel with a
Category
1820s French Georgian Antique Poison
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Sardonyx Rosary Poison Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
An awesome antique signet / poison ring.... but so much more. The head is hinged, opening up to
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Poison
Materials
15k Gold
"Alcohol is Poison" Vintage Prohibition Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
This original poster has a wonderful graphic quality. The poster measures 14" by 22." The framed measurements are below.
Category
1920s American Antique Poison
Materials
Paper
Antique Edwardian Poison Locket Ring, Chester, 1907
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This 9ct Edwardian Yellow Gold poison locket ring is so mysterious.
A decorative concealment for a
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Poison
Materials
9k Gold
The Rat Catcher (The Rat Poison Peddler)
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching printed in black ink on laid paper.
Signed with the artist’s monogram and dated in the plate lower right RHL 1632 (the last two numerals are reversed).
A stron...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Poison
Materials
Etching
Antique 14k Yellow Gold Amethyst and Pearl Secret Box Poison Ring
Located in Versailles, FR
For sale a magnificent 14K gold secret box ring (also called poison ring). The ring features a rare
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Poison
Materials
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Original Antique WWI Poster Wear Gas Mask Poison Gases Giftgasen Tragt Gasmasken
Located in London, GB
Original antique World War One health and safety propaganda poster - Protect yourself from poison
Category
1910s Antique Poison
Materials
Paper
Antique Black Enamel and Pearl Gold Poison Ring, Antique Secret Compartment Ring
Located in Rottedam, NL
A beautiful and rare antique Victorian poison ring with a secret compartment. The central locket
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Poison
Materials
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Victorian Secret Poison Gold Ring in 14k and 18k Gold, Secret Compartment Ring
Located in PARIS, FR
Secret poison gold ring in 14 and 18 karat yellow and rose gold. Rare ring with a rectangular bezel
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Poison
Materials
14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Stool
Located in Freiburg, DE
Good condition
Material: Solid beech,
Sanded and oiled, poison-free woodworm treatment.
Category
1920s German Antique Poison
Materials
Beech
$166
Antique Wooden Box, circa 1897
Located in Freiburg, DE
Sanded and oiled, poison-free woodworm treatment
Material: spruce, solid fir, metal
Lock does
Category
1890s German Antique Poison
Materials
Metal
Rare Georgian Sterling Silver Skull Pendant
Located in New York, NY
because of the compartments located inside. What is its use? To hide your poison, of course!
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Poison
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Fine and Polychrome Ceramic Vases
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
mascarons, poison ivy and insects.
The vases are of different sizes: 53cm x 20cm for the small one.
Category
19th Century French Antique Poison
Apothecary Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
opening lockable doors, has secret Poison compartment & is fully fitted with all of its original contents
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Poison
$4,044
Original vintage poster for the 1911 film, Morfinisten (aka The Morphine Takers)
Located in London, GB
addict holding a needle with a jar of morphine labelled 'poison' and a bottle of alcohol (Canadian whisky
Category
1910s Antique Poison
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique Iron DRUG STORE Sign
Located in Lancashire, GB
from the poisoned chalice, this is the international medical symbol.
An antique wall decoration, great
Category
19th Century British Antique Poison
Materials
Iron
Antique Apothecary Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
opening lockable doors, has secret Poison compartment & is fully fitted with all of its original contents
Category
19th Century British Antique Poison
Materials
Mahogany
$3,907
Pair of Large Goldscheider Figures
Located in London, GB
. Sadly he was killed by a poisoned arrow, during an excursion to escort 1000 camels, which would have
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Poison
Materials
Terracotta
Data Fata Secutus Signet Ring with Concealed Jewelry Box Key
Located in Brooklyn, NY
useful ones. Sometimes they are also lockets (to hold poison as well as mementos), or they are watches
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Poison
Materials
18k Gold
Oak credence table from England c. 1890
Located in Houston, TX
was originally placed beside a dining table where the food was tasted for poison before being
Category
19th Century English Antique Poison
Materials
Oak
Apothecary Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
back of the cabinet has a secret poison compartment. To open the secret compartment first open the
Category
19th Century British Antique Poison
$6,000
Antique Early 3.80 Carat Colombian Emerald Diamond Rare Secret Pendant
Located in Napoli, IT
poison.
This is an outstanding early piece to prize any collection, so fascinating in mystery and past
Category
1750s Georgian Antique Poison
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
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