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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Small 17th-18th Century French Carved Oak Lion Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and unique small hand carved oak lion fragment. Beautiful weathered. France circa 1650-1750 Weathered. measurements include the wooden pedestal. H:11cm W:6cm D:5,5cm
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

18th century oak longcase clock by James Draycot Wells
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th century oak longcase clock by james draycot wells, circa 1790. Excellent quality golden oak longcase clock. Second hand dial, date and baring the makers disc at the top. Hood ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

Unique Free-standing Ammonite Fossil
Located in Nijlen, BE
Ammonites from Madagascar are the fossilized shells of extinct squid that lived 65 to 110 million years ago. These fossils are found worldwide, but Madagascar is a well-known source ...
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Malagasy Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Spanish Church Alms Box / Wall Decoration with Carved Nun Detail, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM BOX, Spain, 18th century. Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration. This alms box is made of pine wood painted in terracotta hues. A nun carved ornamentation decorates the top. Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration Rare find. Provenance: Private collection. No key avaliable. Overall Measures: 45 cm H x 26 cm W x 21 cm D Poor box...
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Spanish Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Pine

Attic Black-Figured Neck Amphora
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This small but superbly painted Neck Amphora is attributed to the Light-Make Class. It's central scene is decorated with an armored hoplite wearing greaves and a Corinthian helmet. H...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

French 18th-19th Century Black Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare black marble (Belgium blue stone) mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher. Weathered but good condition.
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Antique Pair of Hand-Carved Sculptures of Lions The Netherlands, 1723
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of 18th Century Dutch Colonial sculptures of lions. Striking Dutch design from 1723! Original hand-carved solid oak sculptures of lions. The pair is dated a...
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

18th Century Wrought Iron Italian Antique Hobnail Safe Strong Box Bar Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and rare example of late 18th century Italian master blacksmith craftsmanship, this antique studded safe with typical all-around hobnails and great wrought iron details, pr...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Petite Indian Bronze Ganesha Shrine, c. 1700
Located in Chicago, IL
Well-loved and richly worn, this petite bronze traveling shrine from North India depicts the Hindu god Ganesha. Attributed to 17th century or later, the palm-sized icon reveals its a...
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Indian Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique George III 18th Century Quality Brass Faced 8 Day Longcase Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III 18th century quality brass faced 8 day longcase clock by John Pollard of Crediton having a superb quality mahogany case on original bracket feet, ornate square bra...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Japanese antique pottery with very beautiful colors/ [shigaraki] Jar/1500-1600
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Shigaraki ware". Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (Shigaraki Kiln is marked with a red circle on the map.) It is said to have originated in t...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

17th/18th Century Wood, Leather and Metal Trunk, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trunk Tibet 17th/18th century Wood, leather, metal H: 8 in x W: 8.5 in x D 8.5 in :: 20.3 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm A slightly domed top hinged trunk with brass handles, closures and sculpte...
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Tibetan Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Antique George III Mahogany Longcase Clock Signed Charles Shuckburgh, London
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique George lll all original longcase clock signed Charles Shuckburgh of London having a brass arched dial, silvered chapter ring, subsidiary dial, original hands, 8 day move...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Antique Korean Celadon Ceramic Meiping Vase with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic celadon vase with inlay design from Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392AD) circa 11th century. Crafted in celadon-glazed ceramic with an olive-green tone, the vase features ...
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Korean Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

French 17th Century Weathered Carved Oak Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice carved oak fragment of a Christ figure with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Reflective Meteorite Slice with Peridot Crystals
Located in London, GB
This remarkable object, displaying a mesmerising honeycomb structure of shimmering peridot crystals suspended in an iron-nickel matrix, is a complete cross-section of the famous pall...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

French 18th/ 19th Century Painting of Maria with Baby Jesus On Metal
Located in Buisson, FR
Very attractive painting of Maria with the baby Jesus. Painted on metal. France circa 1800-1850 Weathered and small losses.
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Iridescent Abalone Shell on 18th Century Italian Gilded Base with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Iridescent abalone shell mounted on an 18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved base with baroque pearls. Abalone shells or "Haliotis Iris" are shells with an interior of iridesc...
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Italian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Abalone, Wood, Giltwood

Corinthian Black-Figured Alabastron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptional and elegantly composed tear shaped Corinthian Alabastron is a standout for the type. The complex decorative scheme is centered around a standing figure of the winge...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Pair Antique Blue and White Delft Vases 18th Century with Dutch Marks 1705-1716
Located in Katonah, NY
This elegant marked pair of Dutch Delft vases dates from the early 18th century. It was hand-painted between 1705 and 1716 at De Drie Posteleyne Astonne workshop. A similar pair can...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

George III English Red Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Georgian Tea Caddy Circa 1780 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to introduce this unusual wooden mounted red tortoiseshell tea caddy. The tea c...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

Puddingstone Mill from Roman France
Located in London, GB
Carved from a mosaic-like rock, this striking sculpture is the lower grinding stone from a Gallo-Roman millstone - a powerful and aesthetic symbol of life two millennia ago. It is ma...
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French Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Amsterdam grandfather clock with alarm, calendar and moon phase Amsterdam Walnut root and others circa 1760 Dimensions: H x W x D...
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Dutch Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
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African Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bone

Dutch Delft Blue White Botanical Bowl
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft Blue and White Chinoiserie Punch Bowl A striking Dutch Delft pottery punch bowl dating from the height of the Delftware tradition, circa 1720. This high-sided bowl featu...
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft, Faience, Pottery

Large Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger with Birds and Flower Basket
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted in deep cobalt blue in the 18th century, circa 1780. The central scene features a pair of birds in flight above a basket brimming with full blooms and leafy stems. The birds—elegantly rendered with wings extended—add a sense of movement and vitality to the design. The flower basket is painted with expressive brushwork, creating a beautiful and balanced composition. Surrounding the central reserve is a wide border of scrolling foliate motifs and stylized floral panels. This charger exemplifies the refined decorative tradition of 18th-century Delftware. Its tin-glazed surface enhances the depth of the blue pigment, and the expressive brushwork throughout reveals the painter's skill. Dimensions: 14" diameter Condition: Excellent—very minor expected wear consistent with age Decoration: Birds in flight, flower basket, and scrolling floral border Price: $980 Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware) Style: Dutch Delft, Chinoiserie-inspired decoration Origin: Netherlands Date: 18th century, circa 1780 Key Features   • Hand-painted scene with birds and blooming basket   • Expressive brushwork and deep cobalt blue decoration   • Wide floral border with scrolling foliate motifs   • Tin-glazed surface characteristic of Delftware   • Reverse shows three stilt marks from traditional 18th-century kiln firing   • Fine example of Dutch Delft painting...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

Ancient Greek Wedding Vase with Geometric and Vegetal Motifs
Located in London, GB
This elegantly proportioned vase is an unusually large and well-preserved example of a ceremonial nuptial vessel produced in South Italy during the 3rd to 4th centuries BC. Decorated...
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Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Blue and White Dutch Delft Five Piece Garniture Hand Painted 18th Century C-1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This splendid five-piece Delft garniture, made in Holland in the mid-18th century, circa 1760, captures the harmony and refinement of 18th-century Dutch faience at its height. ...
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Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Edo Pottery Vase 18th Century / Tsubo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old ceramic vase made in Japan. It was made in the Edo period (1860s-1860s). It is called Shigaraki ware in Japan. This large vase was used to hold and carry tea leav...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

A Pair of Ketland and Co. Flintlock Pistols
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of 18th century English flintlock pistols by Ketland and Co. having proof-marked brass barrels, walnut stocks and engraved steel locks, both with original ramrods and both in ...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

17th Century French Baroque Carved oak Angel Head on Wings Circa 1650-1700
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak winged angel head, France, circa 1650-1700 Weathered and old repair Measurements include the wooden base. H:26cm W:15cm D:9cm
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Located in London, GB
This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

Small 18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Head with Glass Eyes
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning handcarved wooden head fragment with beautiful expression and glass eyes, Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsmanship. Weathered Measurement her...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood

Ancient Blue and White Porcelain Bowl , Early 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Blue and white porcelain bowl realized in China late Ming or early Qing dynasty period. The interior is delicately painted in cobalt blue...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese antique Bizen ware vase / 15th-16th century / Wabi-sabi vase/Tsubo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This Bizen ware jar was fired in the Bizen region of Okayama Prefecture. Bizen ware is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns and is known as one of the oldest pottery styles in Japan. Its...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Small Hand-Carved Carnelian Crystal Bowl, Brazil
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small carnelian crystal bowl, hand-carved from natural Brazilian carnelian stone. Perfectly polished to a high gloss to reveal its rich, translucent banding in shades of burnt ora...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Carnelian

Mora Clock 1800 s
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Swedish Mora clock with hand painted decorative floral details and carving detail. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour. Width: 64...
Category

Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Mosaic-like Lunar Meteorite Cross Section
Located in London, GB
This spectacular polished slice of the Lunar meteorite Gadamis 004, reveals a mosaic-like interior, evoking the surface of the Moon as seen by the eye on a clear night. Weighing 149 ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Green Fluorite Decorative object Organic Sculpture Crystal Rock Table top
Located in London, GB
A stunning specimen of green fluorite from China, formed by large intergrown cubes of different sizes, creating a beautiful and sculptural shape. The central crystal is especially st...
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Chinese Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Copper

Roman Marble Foot with Sandal
Located in London, GB
This evocative Roman marble foot fragment is a timeless remnant of the overlifesized sculpture it was once part of. Sensitively carved and polished, the outer sole of the sandal rema...
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Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Roman Marble Head Fragment
Located in London, GB
This fine Roman marble head fragment, with broad nose, soft lips, and bearded chin, captures the likeness of one of the most important playwrights of...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
12th century extremely rare romanesque wood sculpture of the Virgin Mary. Magnificent wood hand carved sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding a book to her chest. It is an extremely rare survivor of the 12th century. The style is European, possibly French or English. This statue is a testimony to beautiful religious art from about 1150. A truly rare Romanesque sculpture...
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English Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Large Prehistoric Natural Piece of Petrified Wood
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Prehistoric Natural Piece of Petrified Wood A large and very decorative piece of prehistoric petrified wood in its natural form. Truly a gem on you console table, cabinet or...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen, Edo Period
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen depicts the Activities of the Twelve Months of the Year, mineral pigments on gold leaf, mounted on wood panels with 6 frames...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Antique Shigaraki Ware 17th Century / Pottery Vase Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a ceramic jar made in Japan. It was made in the 17th Century and is a valuable piece that conveys the lifestyle and aesthetic sense of the time. Shigaraki ware is one of the...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Attic Black-Figured Hydria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An imposing vessel, this hydria is designed around a central panel depicting the wedding procession of Peleus and Thetis. The couple stands together in a quadriga, the groom controll...
Category

Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Antique ca 1700 Japanese Arita Kakiemon Unusual shaped Bowl Flowers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very happy with this new arrival. Arita/Kakiemon bowl of unusual shape and design. Besides the very nice floral decoration there is superior overglaze blue Period unknown. ca 1700 ...
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Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Red Horse Head Funerary Tomb Figures
Located in Forney, TX
A 2000 year old pair of similarly styled antique Chinese pottery horse heads dating to the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) Large authentic painted grey clay terracotta sculptural tomb objects, one with red pigment, one with red over white slip decoration, both crisply molded, carved and detailed. These finely carved horse head funerary figures feature excellent attention to detail and realistic characteristics, moldeled with an upright mane, the wooden ears missing, likely long deteriorated, a normal and expected feature considering the age. The Han Dynasty horse head...
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Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

French 18th Century Hand Forged Iron Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Very old and beautiful hand forged iron candleholder. France, circa 1700-1750. Weathered.
Category

French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Blue Fluorite on White Quartz
Located in London, GB
This striking specimen from La Viesca mine, La Collada, Huergo, Siero, Asturias, Spain features a magnificent deep blue fluorite cube beautifully accented by a delicate layer of whit...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

Purple Amethyst “Harp" phantom White calcites Decorative object Sculpture
Located in London, GB
This museum-quality Amethyst “harp” from Artigas, Uruguay, is a natural sculpture of exceptional beauty and rarity. The piece features a harmonious arrangement of high-quality Amethy...
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Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Amethyst, Quartz

Black-Green Spotted Martian Meteorite
Located in London, GB
This striking meteorite slice is perfectly polished to reveal the mesmerising green-black crystalline interior unique to the Martian surface. This specimen belongs to the rare class ...
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North African Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Korean antique black glaze pottery/Joseon period/15th-16th century/small vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a small black-glazed jar made in Korea between the 15th and 16th centuries. White porcelain is famous in Korea, but this was a type of porcelain that was only allowed to be u...
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South Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Pair of English Georgian Sterling Silver Candlesticks, 1766
Located in New York, NY
Pair of George III cast sterling silver candlesticks. Made by John Arnell in London in 1766. Each: Spool socket mounted to faceted and tapering shaft with knops and flanges; leaf-cov...
Category

British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Genuine Sericho Pallasite Meteorite
Located in New York, NY
This luminous Sericho pallasite meteorite slice offers a captivating view into the early solar system. Dating back approximately 4.5 billion years, this stony-iron meteorite was discovered in Kenya and officially recognized in 2016, although the fall is believed to have occurred decades earlier. This Sericho slice features a mosaic of orange and green Olivine – the gem variety of Peridot – suspended in a gleaming iron-nickel matrix. Especially when backlit, the Olivine crystals radiate with striking transparency and color. Pallasites make up less than 1% of all known meteorites and are among the rarest and most beautiful of extraterrestrial materials. Thought to originate from disrupted asteroids in the early solar system, specimens like this one likely formed at the boundary between a molten metal core and a silicate-rich mantle – or through high-energy impacts between differentiated bodies. This meteorite slice offers a literal cross-section of planetary formation and destruction. A true standout for any meteorite, mineral, or space memorabilia...
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Kenyan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Other

BrittleStar Fossil Specimen, 443 to 485 Million Years Old, Ordovician Period
Located in Warrenton, OR
BrittleStar Fossil Specimen, 443 to 485 Million Years Old, Ordovician Period This is a stunning starfish fossil specimen that will make a very nice display. The brittlestar is clearl...
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Moroccan Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Antique Georgian Long Case Grandfather Clock Higgs Evans London Spanish Market
By Robert and Peter Higgs of London
Located in Portland, OR
A fabulous investment quality antique George III Flame mahogany & gilt bronze eight day movement tall case grandfather clock, by Robert & Peter Higgs & David Evans, made for the Span...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Charming Swedish Baroque Box in Elm and Fruitwood, Early 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish Baroque Box in Elm and Fruitwood, Early 18th Century A rare and charming Swedish baroque box dating from the first half of the 18th century, crafted in elm and fruitwood wi...
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Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Elm, Fruitwood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Dancing Angels with Baroque Pearls on Aragonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian dancing angels with coordinating baroque pearls on aragonite crystal clusters. The dancing angels are hand-carved wood, polychromed and gilded, original...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Korean antique pottery vase/rare design pottery/Joseon Dynasty/15th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce Korean antique pottery with a very rare design. This is a vase-shaped container made in the early Joseon Dynasty of Ko...
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South Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery