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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century French Hand Thrown Terracotta Olive Jar With Lime Glazing
Located in Round Top, TX
This is a handsome French Biot olive jar from the 18th century that has been hand thrown and glazed with a beautiful color of grayed lime color. It's the perfect size for a citrus tr...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Fossilized Turtle Skull II
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully preserved 95+ million year old fossilized turtle skull from the Kem Kem fossil formation in Morocco, exhibiting outstanding anatomical detail. The bone structure remain...
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Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Late Ming Era Documented Glazed Pottery Horse
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant Chinese Ming dynasty pottery figurine depicting a horse in a standing pose with polychrome finish (aubergine, light brown and g...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Tortoiseshell and Silver-Mounted Perfume Etui with Glass Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Tortoiseshell and Silver-Mounted Perfume Etui with Glass Bottle England or France, circa 1775–1790 Dimensions: 2.5" H × 1.25" W × 0.5" D A fine late 18th-century torto...
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European Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

English Mahogany Tall Case Clock Signed by Maker M. Richardson, London, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Mahogany tall case clock with brass finials, arched bonnet with brass fluted columns, gilt ormolu and chased polished steel fa...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

Marble Mortar from 18th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice mortar is made of white marble. This is a French work from 18th Century
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
With Tuscan Columns Fan Inlay. From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of octagonal shape with a Harewood veneer...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Boxwood, Harewood

Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy
Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy
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Natural Dendritic Specimen Slab or Fossil Specimen
Located in Warrenton, OR
Natural Dendritic Specimen Slab or Fossil Specimen, probably from the Jurassic period. A small stand will come with the fossil as a gift unless you instruct us not to include it (it ...
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Unknown Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Organic Material

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Vessel, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This delicate ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The gracefully curved form is known as a yuhuchunping, or pear-sha...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Genuine Faience Vase Green Red and Yellow Color Lille 1757 Decor signed Tesniers
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase in Faience, in a Green red and yellow color. With a beautiful Glaze. It has been made in France in 1757 in Lille. It is signed Lille 1757. The decor is painted in the style of T...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sandstone

Greyish-White Lunar Meteorite Fragment
Located in London, GB
This beautifully polished lunar meteorite fragment is a precious but powerful display piece, offering both extraterrestrial provenance and striking natural beauty. This specimen is f...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY MEISSEN PORCELAIN CRUCIFIX
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful polychrome porcelain crucifix from the Meissen factory, one of the oldest and most prestigious European porcelain manufacturers. The brand...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain, Wood, Paint

Pair of 18th Century Italian Candlesticks with Agate Coral Baroque Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf candlestick tops with polished fossil agate coral and a natural forming baroque pearl. The 18th century fragments come from Tuscany and have th...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal

Japanese Lacquer Chest, Edo Period
Located in Greding, DE
Small rectangular Japanese chest with gold lacquer decoration in the form of leaf tendrils. The chest is decorated with cut-out and ornamentally engraved fittings on the corners and ...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Late 17th century, Dutch Delft, Transitional Style Bottle Vase With Playing Boys
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An early Dutch Delftware bottle vase in Transitional style. Origin: Delft, The Netherlands Date: Late 17th century Workshop: Unknown. A genuine blue and white bottle vase made as a...
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Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Delft, Faience

George III Era Longcase Clock – 18th Century
Located in Opole, PL
George III Era Longcase Clock – 18th Century his elegant 18th-century George III longcase clock is a true masterpiece of period craftsmanship, dating to the first half of the 1700s....
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Mahogany

8-19th Century Wooden Horse
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Indian 18-19th century hand-carved wooden horse decorated with polychrome colors. In original untouched condition with a beautiful age-related patina, showing the antique authentic...
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Indian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Ink Well attributed to Anthoni Pennis
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Ink Well and Desk Stand attributed to Anthoni Pennis, beautifully decorated in the chinoiserie style. Marked to the base with the Blu...
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Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Roman Bronze Herm on Stand, 1st-4th Century AD
Located in Bradenton, FL
Ancient Roman Bronze Herm Statue dating from the 1st to 4th Century A.D. A herm was a statue consisting of a a head atop a square pillar, originally an artifact to honor the god Herm...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Very Fine Spanish Carved Polychromed Saint Santos Statue c. 1720-50
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FIGURE OF A PENITENT SAINT Probably Spanish, circa 1720-50 14" H x 6" D x 5 1/8" W A carved wooden figure of a bearded saint, richly polychromed and gilded in the estofado techniqu...
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European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese pottery green-glazed vase/[Liao Dynasty]/10th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We are pleased to introduce a glazed ceramic vase from the Liao dynasty of China, dating from the 10th century, about 1,000 years ago. The Liao dynasty was established by the Qidan ...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Dragon Roof Tiles, c. 1650
Located in Chicago, IL
This incredible pair of sancai-glazed Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 17th century...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

18th Century Italian Blue White Faience Albarelli Apothecary Jar Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of two antique European tin-glazed earthenware apothecary jars. circa 1770 Originally used as medicinal pottery jars that held ointments and dry drugs at apothecar...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

Georgian Yellow Gold Toothpick Case / Holder with Mirror
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English 22k yellow gold toothpick case / holder with mirror - boxed; an addition to our ornamental ...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

Geological specimen of Southwestern American petrified wood on stand
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Slice cut and polished geological specimen of Southwestern American petrified wood.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Petrified Wood

Antique George III Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Period Circa 1790 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Natural Gogotte Specimen Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Gogotte Formation Of natural form, dating from the Oligocene period (30 Million years ago). Beguiling natural mineral formation, they are the result of calcium carbonate binding w...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Pair of George III Cut Glass Girandoles
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of George III cut glass Girandoles.
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Giant Muonionalusta Meteorite 86 lbs on Custom Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Truly a museum quality piece, this giant meteorite is a completely solid, natural Muonionalusta Meteorite sliced & polished which boasts its be...
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Scandinavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Pair of Han Dynasty Pottery Horses and Equestrian Riders
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful pair of Ex Sotheby’s painted Polychrome Equestrian Horse and Riders made from gray pottery, Presents beautifully and guaranteed authentic with provenance and COA. Measures: Height 11.5 inches and width 11 inches Condition: Possible professional restorations but not detectable. Provenance: Sotheby’s London. 16th November, 1999. Lot 12 (2 of 4 horses in that lot). Sotheby’s New York, NY September 14, 2019. The importance of the horse in the history and culture of China can be viewed, in part, through the artistic legacy of this great civilization. In sculpture, painting, and literature, horses were glorified and revered. Horses were believed to be related to mythological dragons, reflecting their sacred status within society. During the unification of China under the Han Dynasty, bands of mounted nomadic warriors from the north threatened the country. In order to thwart their attacks, the Chinese sought to import stronger, faster steeds from Central Asia (as opposed to the Mongol ponies used by the invaders), eventually leading to the creation of the Silk Road. This small sculpture of a mounted soldier reveals the crucial military role of the horse. When compared to the diminutive stature of the rider, the importance of the horse becomes readily apparent. This creature provided security and strength, allowing the Empire to secure its borders and expand its influences across Central Asia. The magnificent regalia of the horse, including a brilliantly painted saddle in red and green/gold, reflect the respect this animal received. The warrior as well is gorgeously decorated with a painted red tunic and gray chest...
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Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Fluorite Cubes with Creamy Calcite on Quartz Matrix
Located in London, GB
This exceptional specimen from La Viesca mine, La Collada, Asturias, Spain features sharp purple and blue fluorite cubes beautifully set on a bed of white quartz crystals. Scattered ...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz

Pair Antique Bronze Patinated Putti Angel Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair antique bronze patinated angel putti sconces. Italian late 17th century bronze putti with exceptional modeling seated on scrolled arms each ex...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique George III Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver tea caddy has an oval form. The surface of the tea caddy is plain and unembellished, with an applied reed decorated border to the upper and lower rims. This antique silver tea caddy retains the original hallmarked domed flush hinged cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece. The cover is surmounted with the original and exceptional silver topped oval button style finial. This antique Georgian tea caddy...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

English George III 18th Century Japanned Tall Case Clock with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English George III period Chinoiserie parcel gilt and japanned tall case clock from the 18th century, with black paint and arched brass di...
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English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

16th Century Stone Classical Roman Style Torso
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A wonderful 16th century draped female torso in classical style. Made in France under Italian Renaissance influence this female torso is finely sculpted with great detail to the stol...
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French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sandstone

Early Wedgwood Dipped Pearlware Bough Pot
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A dark brown-glazed pearlware bough pot with pierced cover and applied decoration, made by Wedgwood circa 1785. The development of a whiteware body had been a goal of ceramicists ac...
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British Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pearlware

Silver Sword – Stibnite
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary stibnite specimen from China, with a tall, elongated crystal formation that evokes the shape of a silver sword. Its sleek, metallic lustre and refined symmetry give ...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal

18th Century Giltwood Italian Candlesticks Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century Italian giltwood altar candlesticks. Tall columns on a trefoil base. Zinc prickets. Distressed gilt finish. Heavy gilt lo...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

Blackware Vessel In The Pre-Columbian Style
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pre-Columbian Blackware Vessel from the Chimu/Inca Culture with looped handle and narrow bottleneck. Peru circa 1100 to 1532. The vessel has a spherical body, a flat base, conical sp...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Terracotta Vessel, Vase, Planter with Four Handles
Located in Miami, FL
Old tinaja of Calanda (Teruel), Spain. Made of red clay with handcrafted circular figures and four handles. A "tinaja" is an oval terracotta jar with a narrow mouth and foot, usu...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a superb Hellenistic terracotta female figure with an host of delicate remaining details and finely painted elements. A finely pleated himation envelops both of her arms and...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Ming Bronze Mirror, c. 1450
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's round form, double ring edge and un...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

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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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

18th Century Chinese Qing Bronze Duck Incense Burner Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century Chinese bronze duck incense burner, Qing period Please note that one foot is missing, broken off, see detailed image.  
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Purple Polished Amethyst White Calcite Grey Agate Decorative object Sculpture
Located in London, GB
This is an extraordinarily complete geode, split in two and mounted atop a custom metal Stand. This piece celebrates the visual phenomenon of the geode in its entirety, with some par...
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Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt
Located in Girona, Spain
Canopus Jar "Asmet", With certificate of authenticity. 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt. Good condition. Egyptian culture are "Canopus jars". These were vessels ...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Couple of 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Wooden And Silvered Candlesticks
Located in Buisson, FR
Great pair of carved wooden candleholders with their beautiful silver leaf gilding. Italy, circa 1750-1800. Weathered and small losses and old repairs. More photo's available on requ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

18th Century Welsh Strong Box with Carved Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Welsh strong box with carved detail.  
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Welsh Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Burmese Arakan Bronze Crowned Buddha, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous and refined Burmese crowned and adorned seated bronze Buddha, Kingdom of Arakan, Mrauk-U period, 17th century. The Buddha is portrayed seated in vajrasana upon a high double lotus pedestal, hands in dhyana mudra, a ritual vessel resting in his upturned palms. He is festooned with jewelry – armlets, bracelets, anklets, a double necklace, a jeweled belt, and large earrings. His hair done up in a high chignon, covering the ushnisha, and topped by a stupa shaped finial. The Buddha wears a large five pointed crown tied with ribbons that flare dramatically behind either ear, and a thin scarf...
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Burmese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

bronze age ceremonial cup stone
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This peculiar archeological piece is described as a 'cup stone'. These cup marked stones have been found worldwide and been dated from 300.000 bc up to 1000 bc. The exact purpose of ...
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Scandinavian Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique 16th century Venetian Painted Gold Gilt Iron Strongbox with Original Key
Located in Doha, QA
An extraordinarily rare and visually striking 16th-century Venetian iron treasure coffer, showcasing the height of Renaissance artistry and engineering. Crafted in the early to mid-1...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Iron

Japanese antique pottery [Tamba] jar / Edo period / 1600s / Beautiful glazed
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Tamba ware jar produced in Japan during the early Edo period (circa 17th century). Tamba ware, along with Seto, Tokoname, Echizen, Shigaraki, and Bizen, is known as one of ...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Red Vanadinite Decorative Object Sculpture Crystal Table top
Located in London, GB
A striking specimen of vanadinite from Morocco, displaying an intense deep red colour and remarkable lustre. The surface is covered with brilliant, well-formed crystals of varying si...
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Moroccan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

Wooden baroque sculpture of a saint made around 1630
Located in Aachen, DE
Vollplastisch geschnitzte Heiligenfigur des frühen 17. Jahrhunderts, polychrome originale Farbfassung. Höhe 83cm, Farbe bereichsweise stark blättrig bzw. fehlend. Ausdrucksstarker G...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Forged Iron Candlestick – 17th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rare hand-forged wrought iron candlestick, likely dating to the 17th century, with beautiful scrollwork and a practical tripod base. Entirely hand-worked by a blacksmith, it featur...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

18th Century Capodimonte White Glaze Porcelain Statue Male and Female Figurines
Located in Firenze, IT
A pair of late 18th century Naples, real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, white porcelain figures of a lady and a man are hand modeled in the round. This lovely couple of statuettes in the white feature a fruit vendor and a peasant. The man, modelled in a theatrical pose against a tree stump, wears a hat and a scarf. His right hand in his breeches pocket, he is leaning on the tree with his left hand. The woman wears a skirt and a low necked jacket and holds a basket of fruit in her arms, the hair gathered with a bow on her head. This two little statues...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Small French Bronze Mortar and Pestle with Fleur De Lys and Crown, Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
This small bronze mortar and pestle are from France, circa 1700. The circular opening has several layers of molding, with the bottom three interrupted by a pair of open crowns on opp...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Lino Sabattini Silverware "Cardinale" Vase for Christofle, France, 1956
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
A France Mid-Century Modern design vase model “Cardinale” in silvered metal designed by Italian artist Lino Sabattini for Christofle France in 1956,...
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French Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate, Metal

Immaculate Conception with Peruvian silver crown, Spanish school, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Immaculate Conception in polychrome and gilded wood with Peruvian silver crown, Spanish school, 18th century A magnificent Baroque carving of the Immaculate Conception, crafted from carved, polychrome, and gilded wood, attributed to the 18th-century Spanish school. It depicts the Virgin in prayer on a cherub pedestal...
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Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood