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Very large and impressive pair of Victorian silver candelabra - 1889 by Garrard
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1889 and 1893 by R & S Garrard & Co., this handsome, and large pair of Antique Sterling Silver Candelabra, are cast, will hold 5 candles each and are in the G...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Bears Inkstand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This charming antique Black Forest inkstand dates from circa 1880.
Beautifully modelled, hand carved from linden wood, with mother and baby bear on a naturalistically carved rocky outcrop.
The inkwells are in the form of a pair of tree trunks with fluted glass wells with carved lids and a useful pen tray in front.
Condition:
In excellent condition. As an antique item, it shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, the inkstand displays beautifully.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 15 cm x Width 23 cm x Depth 14 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 6 inches x Width 9 inches x Depth 5 inches
History of Black Forest Carving
The idea behind the success of Brienz wood carving was quite simple. After a disastrous famine in 1816 in the Brienz area people were forced to find new areas of revenues. Driven by the need to create jobs in the Bernese Oberland, an economically underdeveloped region, the Swiss government encouraged the existing resource of timber industry to liaise with the traditional wooden craftsmanship. It took some time to improve from home requirements to sophisticated designed arts but the process was supported by the rising amount of tourists visiting the region.
Christian Fischer and other founders
Christian Fischer (1790-1848) started self-taught from simple turneries (carved bowls and other articles of daily use) to unsophisticated regional animals and people. Due to his success and the interest of the tourists, other carvers started also following his idea of carving the pristine naturalism. The Swiss government supported these start-ups with additional training of apprentices at special trade school.
Brienz School of Wood Carving
In 1884 the "School of Wood Carving, Brienz" was founded. It became an important educational institution to strengthen and develop the artistic backgrounds and exhibit an area of creativity. During the years of war in the 20th century, the demand for wooden sculptures came to rest and led to the re-orientation in areas such as toys and carvings for constructions. Beyond that the Brienz wood carving articles had to face an enormous competition from abroad. The School of Wood Carving had to get through difficult economic times but in the late 1970s wood carving enjoyed a renaissance. A lot of young people searched for elemental jobs and added a new value to school education. Today Brienz School of Wood Carving is combined with the education of turner, basket makers and coopers. The school still claims high-quality standards and follows old principles with regard to future perspectives.
Wild animals
At all times wild animals fascinate people. The highland around Brienz has large variety of different wild animals. Bears are among the most popular models for carvers. On the one hand bears are easy to cut and on the other hand they have a strong symbolized image. The enthusiasm for bears in art...
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Sculpture of a Sitting Bear - Black Forest Bronze
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Charming 19th-century bronze sculpture of a seated bear, captured in a lively, upright pose. The artist has rendered the animal’s fur with expressive surface texture and stylized det...
Category
French Black Forest Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique White Opaline Glass Box with Blue Floral Enamel Decoration, 1890
Located in Hamburg, DE
Luxurious and rare antique opal glass box. This kind of jewelry boxes was mainly made in France, Italy and formerly Bohemia. They were made from the early 19th century to the early 2...
Category
Italian Belle Époque Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Bronze Sculpture "The Slave Girl" Attributed to Giacomo Ginotti 19th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze sculpture "The Slave Girl," the making of which is attributed to Giacomo Ginotti in 1800
Ø cm 15 Ø cm 20 h cm 44
Giacomo Ginotti (1845-1897) was an important 19th-century It...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of large brass church candelabra in patinated brass, France circa 1880
By Eugène Emmanuel Viollet Le Duc
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive pair of large neo-Gothic church candelabras with eleven candle holders on three levels, in finely cut brass and bronze, decorated with leaves, flowers, scrolls, lily flowers and glass beads. Lion claw feet. In the spirit of Viollet Le Duc...
Category
French Gothic Revival Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Guglielmo PUGI Young Gipsy with Tambourine Sculpture, 1880s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Genuine tall alabaster sculpture by Guglielmo PUGI (1858-1941), Florence, Italy, 1880s. Young girl with tambourine, perhaps a gypsy. On its base. Direct carving. With base - Height...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
French Majolica Strawberries Jardiniere Luneville, circa 1880
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Strawberries Jardiniere signed Luneville, circa 1880.
Category
French Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Julien Dillens, Terracotta Bust Of
Bacchus, 1881.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Julien Dillens (Belgian 1849-1904), 'Bacchus', 1881, patinated terracotta, bust depicting the Greek god of wine, also known as Dionysus, signed to right of figure, on a peach marble ...
Category
French Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Antique Victorian Jewelry Box French Opaline Glass Hand-Painted Art Nouveau
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Victorian opaline glass jewelry casket is a true testament to the opulence and elegance of the era.
The pièce de résistance is undoubtedly its exquisite floral enamel p...
Category
French Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$1,149 Sale Price
39% Off
PAIR OF ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN ANTONiO CANOVA TOMB OF POPE CLEMENT LIONS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this extremely collectable pair of original Antique Circa 1880 Italian Grand Tour Alabaster Recumbent Lions after the original huge statues by Antonio Canova
These are original examples not later copies, they have a stunning antique patina and look expensive and important in any setting
Grand tour pieces were purchased by young men and women in high society when they finished their studies, they would go on a "Grand Tour" around Europe visiting the sites and collecting trinkets, these trinkets could be very small such as ingots, or if you were fabulously wealthy they would be much larger and heavier like these lions
About Tomb of Pope Clement XIII
The artwork, titled “Tomb of Pope Clement XIII,” is a sculpture created by Antonio Canova in 1792. Belonging to the Neoclassicism art movement, this masterpiece exemplifies the genre of sculpture.
In the artwork, Canova masterfully arranges various sculptural elements to create a poignant and regal composition. The tomb consists of a carved effigy of Pope Clement XIII, situated in a reverent pose atop an elaborately adorned sarcophagus. The Pope’s figure is cloaked in flowing garments, kneeling in prayer, signifying his piety. Below, two imposing lions flank the monument, symbolizing strength and vigilance. An angelic figure, wings partially spread, gazes downwards with a sorrowful expression, embodying the eternal mourning for the departed. Adjacent to the angel, a robed woman stands, her somber posture accentuating the tomb’s solemn atmosphere. The architectural framework, with its towering columns and vaulted arch, adds to the grandeur and reverence of the entire composition, upholding the Neoclassical ideals of symmetry, order, and monumental form.
Later in life the Canova Lions were replicated, they are located in front of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C, these were cast in bronze from molds of the originals. The pieces were installed in 1860
This pair as mentioned are sublime, they really set the scene for a room, I've had a pair on the top of my piano for years with a large Tiffany lamp...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Large German Enameled Green Glass Goblet, Lobmeyer, circa 1880
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in New York, NY
The Roemer glass is painted with dwarves harvesting. Marked with the JLL monogram in white enamel.
Category
German Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Viennese Silver Historicism Splendour Clock With Musical Movement, Around 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Artfully decorated silver gilded table clock by a Viennese master:
Flat, rectangular corpus containing the musical mechanism, standing on four elaborately decorated volute feet attac...
Category
Austrian Other Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Malachite, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Meissen Group of Calvary General Mikhail Kutuzov with Aide de Camp
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large 19th century Meissen porcelain Group of Russian Calvary General, believed to be Mikhail Kutuzov, the hero of Borodino, with aide de camp, marked with the Meissen underglaze blue crossed swords, and incised and impressed with numbers. While Russia endured great hardships during Napoleon's invasion, it was the skill of her general's and a terrible Russian winter...
Category
German Empire Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Figurine "Young Lady Side Saddle on Horse", circa 1885
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century Staffordshire porcelain figurine depicts a young well-dressed lady riding a handsome white horse "side saddle". She is colorful dressed i...
Category
Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of English Porcelain Aesthetic Movement Vases, Royal Worcester, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Ivory ground vases with Japanese style faux bronze storks, bamboo and blossoms.
Category
English Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica chesnut handled jardinière signed Onnaing.
This jardinière is inspired by the Art Nouveau and the Naturalism movement of the end of 19th century.
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Jules Moigniez (1835-1894), « Lions » Pair of Bronze Sculptures circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Pair of French patinated-bronze studies of walking lions
Cast after the models by Jules Moigniez
On rectangular marble bases
Each signed J. Moigniez
Circa 1880
Jules Moigniez (18...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1885 Rookwood Aesthetic Movement High Victorian Perfume Bottle form # 61
Located in Mobile, AL
Rookwood pottery was established based upon Arts and Crafts ideals positing the celebration and elevation of pottery as an art form. Both professional and amateur decorators and potters were instrumental in the success of what became an art industry and the nations first Internationally recognized art pottery. It is marked 1885, 61 and W. Rookwood's font, Form # 61 and the use of W to indicate white clay are well known to Rookwood collectors and have been identified in most publications concerning the pottery dating back to Peck's books. Sometimes we just can't figure out who decorated them. Many of the decorators were married society ladies and some used their spouse's initials or names on pots. I have been unable to identify what appears to be M AED in under-glaze initials. Nor does the pencil notation which appears M.E. Foster (or Foote) turn up in my review of the literature, including The Ladies God Bless 'em. The quality of the decoration is high and represents the interest in Japonisme and Aesthetic Movement art. The four cobalt lined vertical panels recall vertical Japanese woodblock prints and the gold tracery and rim is surprisingly present with only modest wear to the high points and minor bleed through of the under-glaze around the lip. (shown). It is important to note that unless or until the decorator is identified, it is impossible to assert that the decoration is by a Rookwood artist. Many amateur ladies and gentlemen, particularly members of the Cincinnati Pottery...
Category
American Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine and Rare Miniature Satsuma Vase by Taizan Yohei
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine miniature ceramic vase in satsuma ware by Taizan Yohei IX (1864-1922) circa 1880-1890s of late Meiji period. The vase with a broad flat should...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pair Chineses Red Lacquered Leather Chinoiserie Trunks 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunningly beautiful antique pair of Chinese red lacquered leather chinoiserie trunks, circa 1880 in date.
The pair features rectangular shaped red leather trunks decorat...
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
French Red Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock, Samuel Marti, Paris
By Samuel Marti
Located in Norwich, GB
French Red Tortoiseshell Boulle clock, Samuel Marti, Paris.
Red tortoiseshell case inlaid with fine brass decoration surmounted by an ormolu finial, ormolu mounts and standing on raised bracket feet. The front of the case with glazed viewing aperture behind a central ormolu mount. The sides of the case decorated with fishscale fret decoration.
Gilded and chased dial with individual blue enamel numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands.
Eight day French movement with starburst pendulum, anchor escapement and outside countwheel, striking the hours and halves on a silvered bell. The backplate stamped H & F, Paris and marked for Samuel Marti, Paris, number 4005. C.1880
‘Samuel Marti & Cie’ were well known French clockmakers working from their premises at Le Pays De Montbeliard Paris from just before 1860. They were awarded the medaille de bronze...
Category
French Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of 19th-Century Italian Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Altar Prickets
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Pair of 19th-Century Italian Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Altar Prickets
A graceful pair of 19th-century Italian altar prickets, hand-carved in wood with their original polychrome and ...
Category
Italian Empire Revival Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Gilded Zinc Horse Heads
Located in Essex, MA
Finely sculpted each with a mane. Each with rings for hanging. Old gilded surface.
Category
French Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Zinc
$8,750 / set
19th Century French Majolica Palissy Acorns
Blue Flowers Cachepot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Palissy Acorns & Blue Flowers Cachepot.
Shaped as wood box with oak leaves and acorns , and blue flowers.
Attributed to Saint Honore Les Bains.
H / 8 inc...
Category
French Country Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Victorian Majolica Jardiniere Joseph Holdcroft
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century large Victorian Majolica jardiniere with garlands of flowers, the handles are women heads signed Joseph Holdcroft.
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
PAIR OF ANTIQUE ITALIAN ANTONIO CANOVA CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART WASHINGTON LIONs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this extremely collectable pair of original Antique Circa 1880 Italian Grand Tour Alabaster Recumbent Lions after the original huge statues by Antonio Canova and as displayed in the Corcoran gallery of Art in Washington
These are original examples not later copies, they have a stunning antique patina and look expensive and important in any setting
Grand tour pieces were purchased by young men and women in high society when they finished their studies, they would go on a "Grand Tour" around Europe visiting the sites and collecting trinkets, these trinkets could be very small such as ingots, or if you were fabulously wealthy they would be much larger and heavier like these lions
About Tomb of Pope Clement XIII
The artwork, titled “Tomb of Pope Clement XIII,” is a sculpture created by Antonio Canova in 1792. Belonging to the Neoclassicism art movement, this masterpiece exemplifies the genre of sculpture.
In the artwork, Canova masterfully arranges various sculptural elements to create a poignant and regal composition. The tomb consists of a carved effigy of Pope Clement XIII, situated in a reverent pose atop an elaborately adorned sarcophagus. The Pope’s figure is cloaked in flowing garments, kneeling in prayer, signifying his piety. Below, two imposing lions flank the monument, symbolizing strength and vigilance. An angelic figure, wings partially spread, gazes downwards with a sorrowful expression, embodying the eternal mourning for the departed. Adjacent to the angel, a robed woman stands, her somber posture accentuating the tomb’s solemn atmosphere. The architectural framework, with its towering columns and vaulted arch, adds to the grandeur and reverence of the entire composition, upholding the Neoclassical ideals of symmetry, order, and monumental form.
Later in life the Canova Lions were replicated, they are located in front of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C, these were cast in bronze from molds of the originals. The pieces were installed in 1860
This pair as mentioned are sublime, they really set the scene for a room, I've had a pair on the top of my piano for years with a large Tiffany lamp...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century Austrian Majolica Stove Smoker Set
Located in Austin, TX
19th century fine Austrian Majolica smoking set match striker harvest theme with a willow baskets, fruits and pitcher.
Category
Austrian Rustic Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Terracotta Bust Young Boy, Cantagalli Workshop
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A round Plaque depicting the bust of a young boy in the " Della Robbia" Style from the Italian factory "Cantagalli" dating from the late 19th century. The subject is after the original by Desiderio da Settignano (1429-1466). It is marked to the interior with Cantagalli Cockerel black mark.
Can be hung on the wall as well as on a table using a stand.
The Cantagalli factory was founded by a master maiolica potter, Ulisse Cantagalli (1839-1901) in Florence, Italy, in 1877 and operated from 1878 to 1985. He was known for making reproduction of 16th Century maiolica...
Category
American Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Victorian Majolica Bamboo Cachepot Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Victorian Majolica Bamboo Cachepot Minton.
Decorated with a blue ribbon.
Height / 7.4 inches .
Diameter / 6.6 inches.
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Insects Musicians Cachepot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Insects Musicians Cachepot.
Bugs and grasshopper with music instrument.
H / 7 inches.
L / 12.5 by 9 inches.
Category
French Rustic Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Egyptian Revival Sphinx Carvings, c.1880
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Egyptian Revival ebonized sphinx carvings, circa 1880.
6 ¼ inches wide by 12 inches deep by 10 inches tall
Category
Egyptian Revival Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,200 / set
"Le. Rêve"- Hippolyte François Moreau (1832-1927) Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"The Dream" - Hippolyte François Moreau (1832-1927)
Figurative bronze sculpture
"The Dream", Figurative bronze sculpture with brown patina
On a rotating base bearing a cartouche en...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Incredible 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Covered Urn Emblematic of Autumn
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and truly monumental 19th century Meissen Porcelain Covered urn emblematic of autumn. This is one of the most incredible and sp...
Category
German Rococo Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 65cm Bronze "The water carrier" Vincenzo Gemito 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a striking large antique gilt bronze figural sculpture titled "The Water Carrier" (L'acquaiolo) by Vincenzo Gemito, (Italian 1852-1929), dating from Circa 1880.
The bronze i...
Category
Italian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
English Silver Plated Handled Trophy Cup Decorative Vase / Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Unveil the epitome of elegance with This English sheffield silver plate two handled trophy cup decorative vase / urn. This remarkable piece, crafted with meticulous attention to deta...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Figurative Mantel Clock by Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Antique patinated bronze and ormolu figurative mantel clock by Dasson
French, 1888
Measures: Height 30cm, width 30cm, depth 13cm
This fine mantel clock is by the celebrated make...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Mantelpiece / Clock, Deniere a Paris, circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique French mantelpiece / clock, Deniere a Paris, circa 1880
All-round glazed, fire-gilded bronze case with relief decoration, on an alabaster ba...
Category
French Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Lyons by Antoine Durenne Was a French Cast Iron "Offer Free Shipping in Florida"
By A. Durenne
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
They are in Miami. We offer free shipping in Florida. They were exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)"
In the photos you can see a pair of lions of...
Category
French Classical Roman Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
English Shagreen Tea Caddy 19th with Bone Finial
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English shagreen cased six sided wooden tea caddy with nice silver mounts, bone finial and undivided interior. Comes with small silver pin to ...
Category
English Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Baccarat Crystal and Dore Bronze-Mounted Centrepiece or Jardinière
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
An unusual antique Baccarat crystal and Dore bronze-mounted oval shaped centrepiece, the removable oval shaped crystal bowl, beautifully hand-cut and engraved with floral and vine de...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Superb 19th Century Iron Urn
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Iron Urn, after the Medici Urn in the Uffizi Gallery
Iron Urn after the Medici Urn in the Uffizi Gallery collection. Having a gadrooned lip, with a m...
Category
British Neoclassical Revival Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of Meissen Porcelain Groups depicting "Alexander The Great Concurring India". Modeled with Alexander the great's three warriors/soldiers riding on caparisoned eleph...
Category
German Rococo Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Rosewood Toiletry Box
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Very fine rosewood gentleman's toiletry box, English, ca. 1880
Category
English Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Japanese Ceramic Vase with Flying Autunm Geese by Kinkozan Studio
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Japanese ceramic vase from the end of Meiji period circa 1890-1910s by Kinkozan (1645-1927). One of the largest studio manufacturers of the export ceramics at the time based ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
American Copper Full Bodied Pig Directional Weathervane on Stand, circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American Copper full bodied pig directional weathervane resting on squared iron stand, late 19th century.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Iron, Zinc
Kate Rogers Doulton Lambeth Pair Impasto Daisy Painted Vases
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and fine pair Doulton Lambeth Impasto daisy painted vases by renowned Faience artist Kate Rogers and dated 1885.
The stoneware vases are of tall bulbous shape standing r...
Category
English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Antique French Silvered Copper Jewellery Casket Box B Wicker 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Antique silvered copper French Jewellery Casket, engraved by by the famous French engraver B.Wicker, Paris C 1880's.
This...
Category
French Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Antique Goldsmith’s Strong Box, English, Heavy Cast Iron Locking Safe, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique goldsmith’s strong box. An English, cast iron locking safe, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Of substantial weight and presence, this heavy safe embodies the durability and craftsmanship of 19th century security design, offering both practical storage and striking decorative appeal.
Constructed from robust cast iron, ensuring remarkable strength and longevity
Displays a time-worn painted blue finish, contributing to its wonderful aged patina
Substantial lid fitted with a robust, articulated handle for confident operation
Features a working lock mechanism, protected by a rotating lock cover
Painted red interior offers a delightful contrast, beautifully aged with period character
Fitted with a pair of side handles, allowing for careful movement despite its considerable weight
Proves to be delightfully heavy at a weight of 86.6kg (190.92 lb)
Ideal for use as a decorative storage box, strong room piece, or unique coffee table feature
Exudes the industrial elegance and solidity associated with Victorian engineering
A fine example of 19th century craftsmanship, combining form and function with historical allure
A striking Victorian cast iron strong box...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Wood Eagle Vase
Located in Austin, TX
French Black Forest carved wood eagle vase , circa 1880.
Height / 10.3 inches.
Category
French Black Forest Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair French Ormolu Candelabras Maiden Antique 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of French antique candelabras in ormolu
Perfect left and right maidens hold aloft the seven branch candelabras
We date this pai...
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century F. Barbedienne Bronze Champlevé Enamel Candlesticks
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine pair of champlevé enamel candlesticks in a chinoiserie style by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810 - 1892), made in Paris ca.1880. Signed "F. Barbedienne"
They are an example of the ...
Category
French Chinoiserie Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Chinese Camphorwood Trunk Coffer Coffee Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully carved antique Chinese camphorwood bedding trunk or coffer, circa 1880 in date.
With a rectangular hinged lid and side carrying handles there is no mistaking its...
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Persian Urn/Vase, 1880s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful handmade Persian Urn/Vase, 1880s.
Category
Qatari Art Nouveau Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,900
Napoleon III Gutta Percha Desk Accessory Pen Holder, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding testament to 19th-century craftsmanship, this exceptional Napoleon III Gutta Percha pen holder was masterfully designed at the end of the 19th Century. The piece was m...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Latex
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date.
This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlaid with a sumptuous arrangement of semi-precious stones including malachite, agate, onyx and amethyst.
It is beautifully inlaid on a slate base.
Not only is this desk paperweight very functional, but it is also an exquisite mineralogical wonder that can be admired by all discerning collectors.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation,
Dimensions in cm:
Height 2 x Width 17 x Depth 10
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 inch x width 7 inches x depth 4 inches.
Pietra dura is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura is also encountered in Italian. In Italian, but not in English, the term embraces all gem engraving and hardstone carving, which is the artistic carving of three-dimensional objects in semi-precious stone, normally from a single piece, for example in Chinese jade.
The traditional convention in English has been to use the singular pietra dura just to denote multi-colored inlay work. However, in recent years there has been a trend to use pietre dure as a term for the same thing, but not for all of the techniques it covers, in Italian.
But the title of a 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe used the full Italian sense of the term, probably because they thought that it had greater brand recognition. The material on the website speaks of objects such as a vase in lapis lazuli as being examples of "hardstone carving (pietre dure)"
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London uses both versions on its website, but uses pietra dura. "A method of inlaying coloured marbles or semi-precious stones into a stone base, often in geometric or flower patterns...."
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Category
Italian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Maison Gossin Frères Terracotta Sculpture, Bacchanal Putti with Goat, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
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This fantastic terra cotta sculpture from circa 1880 is full of life. By Maison Gossin Frères (signed on the side of the ground), the bacchanalian sce...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Monumental Grand Tour Bronze of Michelangelo David 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant monumental Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Michelangelo's David, circa 1880 in date.
The full-length portrait statue is of David, the 14ft marble statue depicts the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude, David looks tense and ready for battle after he has made the decision to fight Goliath, but, before the battle has actually taken place. His brow is drawn, his neck tense, and the veins bulge out of his lowered right hand and holding his slingshot over his shoulder.
This impressive scuplture is 107cm (3ft 6" ) tall and weighs over 36kgs (79lbs).
This high quality hot cast solid bronze was produced using the traditional 'lost wax' process.
The attention to detail of this sculpture is absolutely fantastic.
Condition:
In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 107 x Width 41 x Depth 24.5
Weight 36.3 kg
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 foot, 6 inches x Width 1 foot, 4 inches x Depth 10 inches
Weight 80.0 lbs
Michelangelo's David
This astonishing Renaissance sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504. It is a 14ft marble statue depicting the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude. Originally commissioned by the Opera del Duomo for the Cathedral of Florence, it was meant to be one of a series of large statues to be positioned in the niches of the cathedral’s tribunes, way up at about 80mt from the ground. Michelangelo was asked by the consuls of the Board to complete an unfinished project begun in 1464 by Agostino di Duccio and later carried on by Antonio Rossellino in 1475. Both sculptors had in the end rejected an enormous block of marble due to the presence of too many “taroli”, or imperfections, which may have threatened the stability of such a huge statue...
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Hand Painted Victorian Pin Dish
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Hand Painted Victorian Pin Dish from the late 19th Century. Hand painted dish is mounted on to a bronze floraliform stem set into an albaster marble base. France 1880's.
Category
French Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of English Victorian Neoclassical Sterling Silver 4-Light Candelabra, 1882
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Victorian Neoclassical sterling silver 4-light candelabra. Made by Hawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd in Sheffield in 1882. Each: Central Corinthian capital socket mounted to ...
Category
British Neoclassical Revival Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
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