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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...
Category
South Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Fossilised Dinosaur Skin with Hexagonal Scales
Located in London, GB
This exceptional specimen of fossilised dinosaur skin preserves the hexagonal scales of a Brachylophosaurus (‘short-crested lizard’), giving us a rare snapshot of life 80 million yea...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
A Large Primitive Early 18Th C. Black Terracotta Portuguese Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A large early 18th C. black terracotta vessel from the Trás-os-Montes region of north east Portugal.
Originally used for the storage of oil/wine.
Heavily patinated with ripply text...
Category
Portuguese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil 11 x 10.5 x 3.75" w/ Leafy Suture Patterns
Located in Warrenton, OR
Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil 11 x 10.5 x 3.75" w/ Leafy Suture Patterns. Comes with a second, tiny (1.25 x 1 x .5) ammonite, further demonstrating the size of this one.
This...
Category
Unknown Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
Antique Wabi Sabi Style Vase in Pewter 18th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Vase in Pewter 18th Century
Beautiful antique vase in pewter, Dutch, 18th century.
We’re not sure if this has always been a vase - could also have been more of a cup. Neve...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Neuropteris Ovata Species, Natural Tree Fern Fossil Specimen apx 305 million yrs
Located in Warrenton, OR
Neuropteris Ovata Species, Natural Tree Fern Fossil Specimen apx 305 million yrs old.
Discovered in Pennsylvania, this is a beautiful plant fossil natural specimen. Colors occurred n...
Category
American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Organic Material
Pair Antique Dutch Delft Blue and White Tobacco Jars Hand Painted Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of antique Dutch Delft blue and white tobacco jars, made at De Vergulde Bloempot in Delft circa 1770, is hand-painted with lovely scrolling foliage, leafy vines, and blosso...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Ancient Greek Attic Black-Figured Neck Amphora
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to the Manner of The Antimenes Painter.
Side A features bearded Dionysos at the centre, with his head turned back, clad in a himation with a patterned border over an ankl...
Category
Greek Greco Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Blue and White, 18thC or earlier
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese Export porcelain bowl, hand painted in a blue and white pattern, which we date to the 18th Century or earlier, back to late Ming dynasty in the early 17th century. ...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Couple of 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Wooden Candlesticks Circa 1750
Located in Buisson, FR
Great pair of carved wooden candleholders with their beautiful weathered silver leaf gilding.
Italy, circa 1750-1800.
Weathered and small losses
Measurements are individual.
H:66,5c...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,869 Sale Price / set
51% Off
Purple Pink Windowed Amethyst Grey Agatised Rare Calcite Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
The central element of this geode has been preserved with two windows
on each side, revealing gorgeous calcite formations sat on a blanket of
differentially tinted amethystine quar...
Category
Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
17th-Century Carved Wooden Angel – Polychrome and Gilded Sculpture
Located in TEYJAT, FR
17th-Century Carved Wooden Angel – Polychrome and Gilded Sculpture (One Wing Remaining)
Height: 70 cm Width: 33 cm
A beautiful 17th-century carved wooden angel, depicted kneeling i...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
An Imperial Mughal Gold Jade Box Set With Diamonds and Semi Precious Stones
Located in Queens, NY
An Exquisite Masterpiece of Mughal Splendor: A Rare Gold-Mounted Jade Box with Diamonds and Semi-Precious Stones
Introduction to a Regal Artifact:
This exceptional jade box, hailing from the storied Mughal Dynasty, is an unparalleled exemplar of imperial artistry and luxury. Acquired from the prestigious Spink
Son of London, this artifact transcends its material beauty to stand as a significant piece of historical and cultural importance. With its rich provenance and intricate craftsmanship, this jade box embodies the opulence and refined tastes of one of history’s most powerful and influential empires.
Craftsmanship: The Art of Mughal Luxury:
At the heart of this piece lies a finely carved jade...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade, Gold
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock with Candelabras
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A finely bronze fire-gilded ormolu mantel clock set with matching candelabras. Rich ornate with typical Louis XVI mounts, floral garlands, scr...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel
Chelsea-Derby Vase and Cover, Zachariah Boreman and Richard Askew, 1783-1784
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and stunning vase with cover made by Chelsea-Derby in 1783-1784. The pear-shaped vase stands on a square foot and has two handles with moulded floral chains, and ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Hand Carved Baroque Giltwood Reliquary
Located in Port Jervis, NY
18th century reliquary from northern Italy. Giltwood, polychromed and looks to be hand carved from one piece of wood. Mortised thru the base.
A reliquary was used to house a religio...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Ancient Daunian Pottery Strainer Askos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully preserved example, this askos features a globular body defined by two vertical spouts and a conjoined ribbed handle in between. The whole of the body is decroated with ...
Category
Italian Greco Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Silver obelisk candlesticks with floral palms on square bases with claw feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver candlesticks engraved with flowers and palms, in the shape of an obelisk, resting on a square base with four claw-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. ...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
$5,000 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Pair of Dutch Delft Blue and White Vases with Windmill Scenes
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of Delft vases decorated in blue and white with painted windmills, ships, and landscape scenes within shaped cartouches. The flared rims and scrolled borders add to their decora...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
A Stunning Knobby Ammonite Fossil Specimen, About 93 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
A Stunning Knobby Ammonite Fossil Specimen, About 93 Million Years Old.
This is a very beautiful, multicolored (to our eye, taupe-brown, peach, white, tan) ammonite with leafy patter...
Category
American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
Antique 18th Century George II English Brass Petal Base Single Candlestick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English candlestick.
With a 8 lobed petal base, a turned shaft, and an integral bobeche.
Simply a fine period candlestick!
Date:
M...
Category
British George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl Famille Rose Hand Painted C-1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite 18th-century Chinese export porcelain bowl was hand-painted during the Qianlong era, circa 1770, using colored enamels in the Famille Rose palette.
Pink peonies in ful...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Holy Water Font with Angels Framed with Fossil Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian holy water font with two angels framed with polished agate coral wings on fossil coral.
The Italian holy water front is from a historical Italian church and is...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Coral
18th Century English Hand Forged Iron Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Very pure and beautiful hand forged iron candleholder, England, circa 1700-1800. Despite of its age in a very good condition. Candleholder can be adjusted in height.
Category
English Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$801 Sale Price
47% Off
Fossilised Cedar Wood Cross-Section
Located in London, GB
This spectacular, almost heart-shaped cross-section of fossilised incense cedar wood is a beautifully aesthetic display piece, with vibrant hues of browns, oranges and creams, as wel...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
Period Georgian Tea Caddy, Circa 1790-1810
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1790-1810 period Georgian tea caddy made from Mahogany. The tea caddy has been used well and loved over many centuries. The top has a brass ring with which to lift the lid. ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Lapis lazuli sphere
Located in London, GB
This captivating lapis lazuli sphere from Afghanistan features a deep, royal blue body accented with delicate veins of golden pyrite and soft white calcite.
Place of origin: Afghani...
Category
Afghan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal
$1,100
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Late 18th century Georgian Period Mahogany Oblong tea caddy having very attractive inlaid decoration to front and hinged top enclosing double lidded interior with original paper foil landing.
This particular caddy is relatively plain and simple in design, but is lifted significantly with the attractive inlaid decoration.
It remains in relatively good condition and had clearly been well loved throughout its life.
Tea was a precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves, but also to enable the owner to lock away those aforementioned valuable tea leaves, keeping them safe from the house staffs potential wandering hands.
This 18th century tea caddy...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
T. Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix
Located in London, GB
This exceptional Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth, embedded in a sedimentary matrix and surrounded by the jumbled remains of other dinosaurs, is a strik...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$120,000
Large Plant Fossil/Fern Fossil Specimen, Multiple Species, Carboniferous Period
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Plant Fossil/Fern Fossil Specimen, Multiple Species, Carboniferous Period. Discovered in PA.
This is another large, substantial and colorful fossil plate specimen. The largest ...
Category
American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Organic Material
Large White Crystal Geode with a Natural Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Large white crystal quartz geode with a large naturally forming baroque pearl. 28lbs.
Geodes are formed as gas bubbles within volcanic lava. Over time, the lava flow weathers away to leave the quartz geode buried deep in the Moroccan desert. This was dug by hand and includes druzy white crystal formations.
This is a large geode specimen...
Category
Moroccan Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Jar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Of beautiful rich, translucent alabaster, banded with creamy hightlights, this sizeable vessel is of exceptional quality. The cylindrical squat piriform body tapers to a flat base, ...
Category
Egyptian Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Large Iron and Bronze Torcheres
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century pair of iron and bronze floor standing overscale torcheres with elaborate scrolled iron bases and bold turned and faceted bronze collars, the whole surmounted with a ...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Iron
$16,900 / set
18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl with Chinese Domestic Furniture
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Famille Rose porcelain bowl with Chinese "Antiques" & Scholar's items on Furniture,
Qianlong Period,
circa 1735-1740.
The Chinese Export porcelain bowl is finely painted inside and out with famille rose enamels. On the front is a depiction of an unusual grouping of Chinese domestic...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100 Million Years Old.
The Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite is considered rare and is highly sought after as a collector's item.
Thi...
Category
American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
Sculptural Meteorite Fragment from the Sikhote-Alin Meteorite
Located in London, GB
From the largest meteorite shower in recorded history, this impressive iron fragment is a beautiful natural sculpture from the Sikhote-Alin meteorite. Formed 4.5 billion years ago, i...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Abraham Röntgen
s casket (1711–1793)
Located in Berlin, DE
Rosewood veneered on oak
22x15x24 cm
Abraham Roentgen (1711–1793) and his son David were the creators of marquetry furniture of highly refined quality and ingenious construction th...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
Pair Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Wooden Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful pair of wooden candleholders with their original gilding.
Original period pieces and rare to find as a pair.
Italy, circa 1780-1800.
Weathered and small losses.
Measurement...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,394 Sale Price / set
37% Off
Important 14th Century Polychrome Limestone Virgin from Lorraine
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Provenance :
- Kunsthaus Heinrich Hahn, Frankfurt am Main, sale 16, June 17, 1930, lot 16.
- Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Feb. 26, 2006, lot 201.
HISTORIC
Located between Moselle valley and Meuse valley, framed by the Vosges Mountains on the south side and the duchy of Luxembourg on the north side, the duchy of Lorraine is the result of several partitions. It starts with the 9th century when the Carolingian empire is divided, with Lothar 1st inheriting Lotharingia. In 959 this territory was in turn divided in two; Lower and Upper Lotharingia, the latter being the forebear of the duchy of Lorraine. This duchy was under the rule of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire until 1736 when it was absorbed by the kingdom of France.
All along its history the duchy of Lorraine has found itself in the midst of many conflicts. Alliances and feuds marking European history were always particularly sensible in Lorraine where instability was frequent. Because of its geographic position the duchy of Lorraine was also an artistic crossroad.
Hence the duchy of Lorraine becomes from the 13th century onwards an important artistic centre where a particular type of Virgin and Child appears. According to professor J. A. Schmoll the characteristics of Lorraine sculpture burgeon around 1280-1300 in the Aube region. It presents “vigorous volumes, restrained movements, rare but solemn gestures and a strong interiorised and stern expression”. Those Virgins look similar with a wide forehead, a shield- or oval-shaped face, large neck, small lips and a cleft chin.
This model is particularly in favour during the 13th century because of the revival for Marial worship and for the theme of the Virgin and Child. It bears witness to a new religious sensibility with a more intimate vision of religious practice.
DESCRIPTION
The important 14th century Virgin we present to you is one of the most beautiful examples of sculptural art from Eastern France, with her fascinating distant gaze.
Her contrapposto posture is induced by the weight of the child she carries high on her left side. The child has a chubby face framed by blond hair with well defined curls and he wears a long red V-collared tunic from which emerge his feet. The fabric is animated by long folds. The position of the right foot turned to the back is a detail we can notice on several Virgins from Lorraine. He holds a bird that seems to be pecking his thumb.
“The bird /held by the child in his hands/ has been read as a reference to an episode from Christ’s childhood when he has moulded sparrows with clay before giving them life. It appears in the apocryphal gospel of Pseudo-Matthew (ch. 27) and later in the Quran (III, 43, v. 110). However the iconography seems to be more influenced by the concept of Redemption or of Eucharist, the bird symbolising the soul of the Christian about to be redeemed or revitalised.”
Mary wears a long dress with two rock crystal cabochons remaining from the original five. She is covered by a red cloak enriched with old-gold motifs draped as an apron falling in long pleats along her left hip. The relief treatment and the volume of the cloak developing a network of concentric pleats contrast with the the flat pleating of her dress. They nevertheless suggest the curve of her bent right leg.
She wears a floret crown securing a short thin veil carved in very low relief. From it emerges her blond curled hair characteristic of the 13th century. The large face with almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, small lips and cleft chin casts its gaze afar in a fashion typical of 13th century Virgins.
In her right hand she holds a lily flower. In a very refined manner the artist has carved a band on her right ring-finger.
In the back, carefully sculpted, spreads the minutely detailed short veil.
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
This sculpture of great quality presents obvious similarities with Virgins from Lorraine, designated by William Forsythe...
Category
French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
18th Century Wooden Cross, Guanajuato, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wooden cross
Guanajuato, Mexico
Wood, paint
22 x 13 inches, (56 cm x 33 cm)
18th century
A wonderful old wooden cross with a painted crucified Christ figure, an angel, possibly Mary Magdelene...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Blue and White Arita Japanese Porcelain Printed Period Bowl, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this lovely 19th century bowl. Printed.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Style: Imari
Decoration Type / Colour: Imari
Region of Origin: Japan
P...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$60 Sale Price
44% Off
Early 18th Century Provincial Jar
Located in London, England
Monumental terracotta oil jar from Luberon region, SE France.
Incredibly original thing, historic repairs, thick flaky glaze and even the cork stopper hole.
Super robust and stab...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
French Pair of Period Louis XV Tole, Ormolu and Porcelain Flower Wall Sconces.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French Pair of Period Louis XV Tole, Ormolu and Porcelain Flower Wall Sconces.
Very rare pair of appliques in finely chiseled gilded bronze with...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Blue and White Delft Jar Hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands Ca. 1780
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This fine 18th-century Dutch Delft jar was hand painted in blue and white circa 1780.
The octagonal body is decorated with a swirling cobalt blue floral design.
The painter’s confide...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Genuine Hollardops Mesacristata Trilobite on Matrix (1.15 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category
Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
A Seljuk Bronze Oil Lamp, 12th/13th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Seljuk Bronze Oil Lamp, 12th/13th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
A 12/13th-century Seljuk bronze oil lamp is an antique from the Seljuk Empire, k...
Category
Central Asian Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Oriented Stone Meteorite
Located in London, GB
Oriented Stone Meteorite
Chondrite
5.00 kg
Detached from its parent body by a mighty impact, this large, oriented Meteorite travelled over a hu...
Category
North African Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$46,500
Silver candelabras with reliefs and applications set on gradient beaded bases
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver candelabra with reliefs and applications set on gradient frieze bases. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 3,252.02 grams. Dimensions: ...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
18th Century Italian Double-Mounted Cross on Hematite with Pyrite Inclusions
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded double-mounted cross on hematite with pyrite inclusions and adorned with pyrite rosettes. A matching smaller cross is mounted onto the bigger cross...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Georgian Sheraton Period Tea Caddy finely Inlaid, English circa 1780
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A very beautiful, fine quality, inlaid Tea Caddy from the English Georgian, Sheraton Period, Circa 1780.
The Tea Caddy is all handmade with very fine quality features;
* Beautifully...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood, Sycamore, Walnut, Hardwood
18th Century Italian Gilded Tabernacle with a Hand-Carved Chalice Fragment
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved tabernacle adorned with an 18th century Italian gilt chalice and Sabina Faye Braxton gaufrage fabric. This tabernacle once belonged in a h...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art Deco Vase Daum Nancy Acid-Etched Glass Vase, circa 1910-1925 French Glass
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Step into the elegance of the Art Deco era with this exquisite Daum Nancy vase, a testament to the unparalleled craftsmanship and timeless beauty of French glassmaking. Dating back t...
Category
French Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$4,213 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong Blue And White Plate, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice, richly decorated deep plate.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Plates
Color: Blue & White
Region of Origin: China
Emperor: Qianlong (1735-1796...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$239 Sale Price
39% Off
Georgian Mahogany Pair of Knife Boxes
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality, 18th century, George III Period, Mahogany Pair Of Knife, Or Cutlery, Boxes Of Typical Shape With Serpentine Fronts And Superbly Figured, Inlaid And Crossbanded Sloped Lids, Revealing Later Fabric Lined Interior Compartments.
Cutlery boxes, or as they are now more commonly referred to, Knife boxes, were of course originally made with the purpose of housing the homes most precious and valuable cutlery and enable it to be locked away when not in use. This was very important as generally the cutlery used...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Hand Painted Wedding Box
Located in Essex, MA
Likely made in the Normandy area of France. Domed hinged top with wrought iron hasp and lock. Conforming case. With original painted surface.
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Genuine Natural Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth (74 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heavi...
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Grren-Brown Dragon Scale Quartz Goethite Table top Sculpture Decorative object
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary specimen of double-terminated quartz from Missouri, USA, known as “dragon scale quartz” for its dramatic overlapping crystal formation and sculptural presence. The c...
Category
American Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Large Medieval 15th Century Religious Hand Carved Marble Sculpture Group
Located in Nottingham, GB
A large and rare second half of 15th century religious marble sculpture group, hand carved, mounted on bronze base for display. This sculpture group depicts the death of Saint Joseph...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pink Kunzite on Quartz and Calcite Matrix
Located in London, GB
An exceptional specimen featuring a vivid pink Kunzite crystal partially covered by delicate white quartz, with fine calcite and mica accents adding texture and contrast. The Kunzite...
Category
Pakistani Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
18th cent. Antique French Bonbonniere Box VP Veuve Perrin Faience Enamel / 200g
Located in Malmö, SE
Antique original French faience Bonbonniere or simply Bonbon Box with Bronze mounts made at the factory of Veuve Perrin, Marseille sometime between 1748 -1803. Flowers and insects pa...
Category
French Baroque Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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