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This 19th-century English mahogany tabletop campaign chest exudes a refined elegance with its rich warm hue and sophisticated brass hardware. It features two cabinet doors with beaut...

A pair of lacquered trunks with iron hardware mounted on custom-made later stands. One trunk having a single drawer at one end. The detachable lids on these trunks are linen wrapped ...

This superb and rare pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze bookends are cast in solid bronze and depict a pair of Lions, with their heads raised. These finely sculpted pieces are beau...

A late 19th century rosewood stick barometer by Loftus of London. 3 ¼ inches wide by 36 inches tall; 3 inches deep

Pair of granite and bronze obelisks, late 19th century.

An Italian hand painted wood room divider from the 20th century. This antique accordion style folding screen from Italy features 4 connected panels, ...

A large and extremely rare 24-inch terrestrial globe by Newton Our most magnificent and rare globes were a pair of 24-inch Newton globes. These too were updated in 1852 (terre...

19th century travel trunk by Innovation Innovation is a well known American company which specialised in luxury travel wardrobes and suitcases, they had a shop on Les Champs Elysé...

Step back in time with this exquisite 19th-century vintage travel trunk, a true relic of adventure and craftsmanship. Constructed from solid wood with iron-reinforced edges, this pie...

Refined Marble Obelisk, 20th Century An obelisk made of solid and beautiful Green Marble. Exquisite form which is enhanced by the exclusivity of the material. Wear consistent with ...

Miniature Terrestrial Globe Newton Son London, post 1833, ante 1858 Paper, papier-mâché, bronze and wood It measures: sphere diameter 2.95 in (7.6 cm); diameter of the wooden base 6.02 in (15.3 cm); height 8.36 in (21.24 cm). Weight: 2,067 lb. State of conservation: the globe still bears its original paint, but has various small gaps, abrasions and stains on the surface. The globe is hinged with two pins at the meridian circle, which is in turn inserted perpendicular to the horizon circle; this is supported by four semi-arches connected at the bottom by a small goblet-shaped foot, resting on a wooden bell-shaped base. Apart from the wooden base, the entire support structure is made of bronze; on the foot there are the scale reproductions of a compass, a telescope and an open book. The sphere is made of papier-mâché and is covered with twelve printed paper gores. In the North Pacific Ocean the globe bears a cartouche with the inscription (about 30% of the writing is illegible, but the missing parts can be easily integrated based on the rest): NEWTON’S New Improved TERRESTRIAL Globe Published by Newton Son 66 Chancery Lane LONDON On the globe, much of central Africa is empty and the great lakes Tanganyika and Victoria are not marked (Europeans would begin to explore the area after 1858). Canada is called "British Territory" and Alaska "Russian Territory" (it would become part of the United States in 1867). Australia already bears its modern name (until 1829 it had been called New Holland) and its coasts are completely designed; Tasmania is listed as an island (Matthew Flinders circumnavigated it in 1798). The routes of Cook's various voyages are plotted; both the route followed by Biscoe in 1831 and the "Land of Enderby" which he discovered on the coast of Antarctica, south of Africa, are marked. Bibliography P. Van der Krogt, Old Globes...

Standout pair of 19th Century neoclassical Italian obelisks clad in mirrored sections with etched floral designs now oxidized to perfection with the expected imperfections. Presented...