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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Ceramic " Shipwreck " Vase with Barnacles
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
18th Century Ceramic " Shipwreck " Vase with Barnacles.
Category

Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Ancient Greek Geometric Pottery Amphora and Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amphora is a well formed example of the Geometric period, decorated in dark brown slip with horizontal bands. The bands include short vertical lines, a blind lozenge chain, hatc...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabti Figure, c. 700-30 B.C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabti figure, belonging to the c. 700-30 B.C. It consists of a molded pottery having a green glazed surface. The figure is wearing a royal wi...
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Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

10.75" Polished Ammonite Shell Fossil Cleoniceras Species, 100 million+ yrs old
Located in Warrenton, OR
10.75" Polished Ammonite Shell Fossil Cleoniceras Species, Over 100 Million Years Old. A truly spectacular ammonite in both size and appearance. Weighing almost 8 pounds, with subtle...
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European Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Large Fossil Ammonite Natural Specimen, Mortoniceras on Artistic Display Matrix
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Fossil Ammonite Natural Specimen, Mortoniceras on Artistic Display Matrix. About 110 million years old. This is a lovely display ammonite nicely recovered and given an aestheti...
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American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Wucai 17C Antique Chinese Porcelain Ko Akae Incense Box Tianqi Chongzhen Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this fantastic Late Ming / transitional period Wucai / Ko-Akae dish. With a fantastic scene a scholar and attendant in a landscape. 17th century, Similar painted pi...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Genuine Natural Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper Turonian stages of the Cretaceous period...
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Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Hermes Head Sculpture, 4th Century, Greece
Located in Girona, Spain
Hermes head sculpture. Greek Bust representing Hermes. Hermes is an Olympian deity, the God of Speed, in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Sculpted whi...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal

18th Century Ceramic " Shipwreck " Vase with Barnacles
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
18th Century Ceramic " Shipwreck " Vase with Barnacles.
Category

Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Kangxi Period Porcelain Dish Figural Pagode Landscape in Blue White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice dish with a beautifully painted scene of three figures in a pagode scene. The border with landscapes, flowers, birds and figures. The base unmarked. Additional information...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Italian 18th Century Hand-carved Corpus Christi in Original Paint
Located in Houston, TX
Italian 18th century hand-carved Corpus Christi, in original paint, or in some small areas early paint. Note: Original/early finish on antique a...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Masterful antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century
Located in Berlin, DE
Masterful antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century. English grandfather clock, 18th century, mahogany veneer with ...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron, Brass, Metal

16th Century Spanish Terracotta Vase
Located in Miami, FL
16th Century Spanish Terracotta Vase Hand made marks around the vase.
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Louis XV Gilded Wood Sicilian Palm Holder with Original Decoration
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This is a beautiful and imposing antique Sicilian decorative carving, known as a "Palm Holder" (Portapalma). This type of religious and decorative object was used in noble palazzi an...
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Sicilian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Fruitwood

Large Ammonite, Rare Pachylytoceras Dilicidum Species, 190-200 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Ammonite, Rare Pachylytoceras Dilicidum Species, 190-200 Million Years Old apx. This is a beautiful, multicolor fossil specimen, probably found in France. The leafy patterns an...
Category

French Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

16th Century Animist Shipwreck Ceramic Vase, Vietnam
Located in New York, NY
16th century Vietnamese Animist ceramic vase. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural original patina. Part of a very large collection of shipw...
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Vietnamese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also sterling silver.This piece would have originally been dressed in an elaborate gown and would have been changed into different attire depending on the holy season. Extremely detailed and the carving is exceptional. this piece came from a very reputable merchant in Verona, I did inherit it from my mother in Law...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tall Case Closk
Located in Mckinney, TX
An exquisite Swedish tall case clock boasting a rounded crown and clean lines, complemented by a dry-scraped finish. The clock retains its original blue-green and alabaster paint wit...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Large Ammonite Fossil Natural Specimen, Mortoniceras Drakeoceras Maximum
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Ammonite Fossil Natural Specimen, Mortoniceras Drakeoceras Maximum. About 110 million years old. At nearly eleven inches, this is a substantial and beautiful fossil ammonite. ...
Category

American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Sky-blue Aragonite Mineral Specimen – Wenshan Mine, China
Located in Edison, NJ
Aragonite is a polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It is elementally identical to calcite but is considerably rarer due to the very specific geological conditions required for it...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Ancient Rare Kashan Lustre Bowl 12th Century Islamic Pottery Art
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Ancient rare Kashan lustre bowl 12th century Islamic pottery art. This beautifully decorated and well cared for lustre bowl is one of the few examples still in existence. It was made in Kashan in the 12th-early 13th century, Seljuk- Atabeg period. Kashan was an important center for the production of high quality pottery and tiles. Lustre ware was among the most innovative development of Kashan potters, who mixed silver sulfides and copper oxides to create a shiny copper toned metallic sheen on the surface of glazed earthenware bowls, plates and vessels. It was an expensive and unpredictable lustre technique. Kashan lustreware pottery can be found in the collections of the British Museum and the Hermitage Museum. Literature: O. Pancaroglu. Perpetual Glory. Medieval Islamic Ceramics...
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Saudi Arabian Kashan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Russian Prisoner Of War Carved Bone Miniature Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Made as a slant lid desk with fold down writing lid opening to a fitted interior. Two drawers below and bracket feet. Bone is white and tinted green. Carved details.
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bone, Wood

Saint John The Evangelist And The Virgin From A Crucifixion Group, Spain, Circa
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Saint John the Evangelist and the Virgin from a Crucifixion Group, Spain, circa 1500, in walnut. Superb pair of gilded and polychrome wood sculptures from the late 15th century, circ...
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Spanish Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

18th C. English Pine Curtis Horspool London Act of Parliament Tavern Clock
Located in Dayton, OH
18th century monumental museum quality Act of Parlament clock. Made from pine with a large round face over elongated case. Features an enameled metal face marked Curis Horspool in Le...
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British Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine

Pair Antique Chinese Porcelain Plates Famille Rose Made Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of lovely Chinese porcelain plates were hand painted in the Famille Rose style in the mid-18th century. The center of each plate is painted in delicate colored enamels and ...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Delft Dish Hand-Painted Netherlands, Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white hand-painted Dutch Delft dish was made in the Netherlands in the 18th century, circa 1780. The composition has excellent movement. The ...
Category

Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

Collection of Organic Modern Petrified Wood
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A collection of four multi-toned polished petrified wood pieces on a coordinating petrified wood slab. Petrified wood is a special type of fossilized wood. This type of mineralized...
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American Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Petrified Wood

Large Scale Period Louis XIV Boulle Cartel Clock with Matching Plinth/Bracket
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Grand scale boulle Cartel clock and matching plinth, the ebonized wood case is embellished all-over with gilded bronze mounts (re-gilt). The medall...
Category

French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze

18th Century Inlaid Marquetry Document Box
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique 18th century New England dovetailed and boxwork inlaid document chest in butternet and walnut.
Category

Campaign Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Genuine Natural Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper Turonian stages of the Cretaceous period...
Category

Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Swedish Rocaille Giltwood Wall Clock
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Surmounted by a pierced foliate cresting, flanked by glazed panels to the sides and below, the white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, inscribed Nils Berg...
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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Wood Pricket Candlesticks
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning pair of antique 18th-Century Italian silvered wood tripod pricket altar candlesticks. These gorgeous cathedral candlesticks are a nice large size, silver gilded and ornate...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Alberto Carlieri, Capriccio with Christ and the Adulteress, Oil on Canvas
By Alberto Carlieri
Located in IT
Alberto Carlieri (Italy-Roma 1672-1720), "Christ and the adulteress", Oil on canvas, with frame cm H 115 x L 151 x 6.5, only canvas H 98.5 x L 135 cm...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Canvas

Blue and White Delft Handled Chinoiserie Vase
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white Delft handled chinoiserie vase. Antique Dutch porcelain vase with rich blue flowers and chinoiserie fencing in a lustrous glaze; with scro...
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Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Belgian Spa Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Depicting Various Spa Scenes From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to introduce this superb Belgian Spa Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of square form made from Sycamore is beaut...
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Belgian George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sycamore

Large Exceptional Norwegian Burl Birch Bowl, ca 1780–1830
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Exceptional Norwegian Burl Birch Bowl, ca 1780–1830 It’s hard to do this magnificent bowl justice through photos alone. The beautiful fire burl birch pattern and silky-smooth...
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Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Birch, Burl

Americas Earliest Known Pyrography Vessel 400AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
World's earliest known pyrography vessel, Nazca Culture , circa 400 AD This unique work of art is a hand-incised half gourd using an early pyrographic (pyrography) wood burned techn...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Sculptural 17th Century Florence Fragment with a Fossil Shell and Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 17th century hand-carved Florence Fragment mounted with a fossil shell with barnacles and adorned with crystals. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Pink Heart Rhodochrosite Slice Mineral Specimen, Capillitas Mine, Argentina
Located in Edison, NJ
Rhodochrosite stalactites are found exclusively in the Mina Capillitas (“little chapels”) mineral deposit of Argentina. Within each nondescript stalactite is a core with bands of blu...
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Argentine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Green Quartz var. Prasiolite Crystal Cluster Mineral Specimen – China
Located in Edison, NJ
Quartz can be found in nearly every corner of the earth, yet despite its abundance, there are some rarer varieties of quartz that differentiate themselves with their distinctive colo...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Quartz

Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Box from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquer presentation box with mother-of-pearl inlays from Japanese Ryukyu Islands circa 17-18th century. The lidded box in rectangular form with rounded corner is a classic example...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

George III Chinoserie Lacquered Tallcase Clock with Faux Tortoiseshell Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
George III Chinoserie Lacquered Tallcase Clock with Faux Tortoiseshell Design, Thomas Hall, ca. 1760
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English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Ormolu Wall Clock Barometer
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Ormolu Wall Clock Barometer French, Mid-18th Century Height 133cm, width 34cm, depth 16cm Dating from the mid-18th century, this remarkab...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Chinese Ochre Brown Glazed Martaban Jar, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and large Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware storage jar, commonly known as a Martaban or Martavan jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. The elegant ovoid jar with a slen...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Large 18th Century, Italian Carved Wooden Wing of a Baroque Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful large Baroque angel-wing with its original color and gilding. Extremely rare to find in this size. Very decorative item placed on a wooden base. Italy, circa 1750. Weathere...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Crucifix on Emerald in Matrix on Mica
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix mounted on emerald in matrix on a reflective mica base. The crucifix artifact is originally hand carved wood with silver leaf from a church ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Large and Sculptural Stony Meteorite
Located in London, GB
This strikingly large chondrite meteorite featuring dramatic thumb-print impressions (regmaglypts) and a lustrous surface, is a rare and oriented natural sculpture from outer space....
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Moroccan Minimalist Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Tavern Clock
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful late 18th Century English Chinoiserie wall or tavern clock. The Chinoiserie decoration on this clock case is of excellent quality and the scale is impressive too. A good br...
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English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Collection of 9 Prehistoric Minerals including Amethyst, Agate Fuchsite
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb collection of naturally-occurring minerals, curated from private British collections to create a unique set. This varied group showcases nine individual small cabinet speci...
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Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Amethyst

Oval Giltwood Frame, Italian Baroque, 17th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Oval Giltwood Frame, Italian Baroque, 17th Century" Italian Baroque Giltwood Oval Frame, 17th Century Dimensions: 67 × 53 cm Depth: 6.5 cm, inside 31 x 45.5 cm A fine and authenti...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair 18th Century Italian Urn Appliques
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th-Century Italian urn appliques featuring a flute body, and intricately carved acanthus leaves, bead trim, and ribbon adorned handles.
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Carved Wooden Representing Christ on the Cross
Located in Miami, FL
Carved wooden representing Christ on the cross.
Category

Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Walnut longcase Clock Langley Bradley
Located in Folkestone, GB
An very fine quality burr walnut longcase clock from the Quenn Anne period with exceptionally well patinated case. With moulded stepped cornice above a fretwork border and silvered d...
Category

English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Colonial Era 18th/19th Century Inlaid Cedar Wooden Chest Box Trunk
Located in Forney, TX
A charming scarce Spanish Colonial era parquetry inlaid cedar legged storage chest (large table box / small trunk) with nicely aged warm rich dark patina. circa 1790 Rustic handmade...
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Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

French Medieval Carved Stone Fragment Depicting A Dragon/ Mythical Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing period piece. Beautiful hand-carved fragment depicting a dragon / mythical creature. Once had its place in wall of a medieval church or chapel in the South of France. Weather...
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French Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan. The large box and cover featu...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Lacquer, Abalone

Vintage Cut Geode Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage cut geode paper weight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown, tan, grey and blue colors and measures 4...
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American Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Petrified Wood

Vintage Cut Geode Paperweight
Vintage Cut Geode Paperweight
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LATE 18th CENTURY DIRECTOIRE TEMPLE CLOCK
Located in Firenze, FI
This refined temple clock, crafted from white Carrara statuary marble and decorated with mercury-gilded bronze, features elegant bronze decorations featuring geometric and plant moti...
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French Directoire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Wood Sculpture Depicting John the Baptist
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This wood scultpure showing fine traces of polychromy depicts John the Baptist, one the Old Testament’s last prophets and the first martyr of the New Testament. He is easily recognizable with the lamb he is carrying in his left hand. The way the artist has carved the face exudes a spiritual strenght inherited from previous centuries. Description Saint John the Baptist is depicted bare feet, seated in a hieratic manner. His elongated face is marked by a beard and a moustache. The straight nose and wide eyes indicate a Spanish origin. This asumption is reaffirmed by the Saint’s resigned expression. His parted hair frames his face while uncovering his ears. He wears a round collar red-orange tunic, draped onto the body and belted at the waist. A flap of his green coat covers his knees and falls down in stylized pleats. Following iconographic rules Saint John the Baptist is pointing with his right hand the lamb seated...
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Spanish Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Rare Antique Gothic Corpus Christi 1480 -1530
Located in Doha, QA
An extraordinary and museum-worthy 15th century Gothic Corpus Christi, masterfully hand-carved in wood with exceptional anatomical detail and partially polychromed in white and royal...
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German Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood