18th Century Decorative Objects

The oval base raised on toupie feet, centered with a panel of hunting dogs with hunting trophies on each side, the case supported by a landscaped scenery of water and rocks and surmo...

With pierced latticework sides; the interior well painted with floral blossoms and a butterfly in a garden setting.

18th century Italian mecca hand carved tassel on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base. This tassel was originally hung from an 18th century Italian chandelier. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18th-19th century French and...

Raro manichino snodabile raffigurante maggiordomo moro veneziano del XVIII secolo in legno e occhi di vetro. Indossa abiti riccamente decorati, una giacca rossa con ricami argentati,...

18th century Italian tassel on a polished calcite cube with coordinating natural-forming baroque pearls. This tassel originally came from a church in Italy. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18-19th century French and Italian...

18th century Italian candlestick top decorated with sunset cactus quartz and a baroque pearl. The gold leaf candlestick top originally came from an 18th century Italian candlestic...

18th century Italian candlestick top with polished agate coral and a baroque pearl. The 18th century candlestick top originally came from a candlestick from a church in Tuscany. T...

18th century Italian mecca vase decorated with pyrite and peridot points and sits on a polished coordinating glass base. The 18th century mecca vase is ...

Nice, rare and beautiful colors in enamel in, Floral design, second half 18th century or beginning 19th century. These wares and their specific characteristics of wild colour and th...

Lovely Chinese Porcelain Bencharong plates When Bencharong (Benjarong) is used to refer to porcelain it usually means a type of 18th and 19th centuries Chinese polychrome enameled '...

Continental tea caddy, c.1780, molded soft paste porcelain. Neoclassical swag decoration, gilt monogram. No cover. Harvey Gunter collection. 3 1/4"w., 1 1/4"d., 5"h. Whitehall Antiq...

An exceptional pair of Georgian two pieces urns on star cut pedestal foot with scalloped edge, supporting swirl cut bodies with diamond band and pillared rim, fitted with slice cut l...

Earthenware dish with a flat rim. Decorated in different shades of blue on a white tin glaze Condition typical rimfritting only. Size 400 x 50mm Diameter x Height Period 18th c...

Testina in marmo neoclassica del XVIII secolo che raffigura la testa e parte del collo di una figura femminile. L'acconciatura così elaborata richiama l'arte greca o romana. La figur...

Antique Venetian Sandstone Head of a Roman Gladiator is a captivating piece of art that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the Venetian artisans. This stunning sculpture depict...

18th century Italian candlestick with coordinating natural-forming copper and intertwined with fused glass and baroque pearls. It is on a matrix with tapering barite crystals from El...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III Irish sterling silver sugar basket; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection. This exceptional antique George III Iri...

Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt decoration with Coat of Arms of Lord Percy Clinton Sydney Smith, Viscount of Strangford Probably Jiaqing per...

Italian Antique 18th century dancing putto marble statue. The sculpture features a small dancing Angel 'Putto" supported on a marble block with wonderful...

A Korean ceramic bowl covered in a white glaze with a hint of bluish green circa 18th century, possibly earlier of the Joseon Dynasty. The deep bowl fea...

This evocative sculpture of the Baby Jesus, crafted in 18th-century Portugal, reflects the devotional artistry and religious sensibility of the period. Modeled in polychrome plaster,...

This is a good example of early 18th century Italian solid bronze pricket candlesticks. The tripartite base is supported by ball feet and i...

18th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Child or Putto holding a Dolphin in her hands, configured as a Fountain Figure. Probably inspired by the fountain figure created by Andrea del Verr...

Very tall pair of 18th century Italian Baroque candlesticks. Exquisitely hand carved with wonderfully distressed silver gilt patina, resti...

A Korean ceramic porcelain bowl covered in a white glaze with a hint of bluish green circa 18th century, possibly earlier, of the Joseon Dynasty. The deep bowl was hand-thrown on the...

An 18th Century Silver Mounted Mogul Hand-Carved and Beveled Rectangular Jade Box. The jade is the finest quality with a natural even green tone. It is beautifully hand-carved and ...

Description: Silver inkwell with three containers and a chiseled tray on a support with four zoomorphic feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 628.61 gr...

Description: Silver inkwell with a grid with two reservoirs, pen holder and bell, resting on four openwork feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 687.78 ...

Description: Silver inkwell with reliefs and applications with two containers resting on four palm-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto coroa. Weight: 343.82 ...

Description: Silver inkwell with relief floral motifs and cutouts, two tanks and a bell, pen holder and four relief feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weig...

Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell and standing on three pierced feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 739.55 grams. Dimensions: 18x...

Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs and bell, pen stand, cut-out reliefs, acanthus leaves, flower-shaped caps and four reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: ...

Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell, two pen holders and resting on a base with three shell-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Wei...

Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell, pen holder and set on three raised feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 579.89 grams. Dimensions...

Description: Silver inkwell with rack, bell, two reservoirs, pen stand and resting on four claw feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 596.45 grams. Di...

Description: Silver inkwell with cut-out grid, two pen stands, bell, inkwell, sander and resting on four claw-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Wei...

Description: Silver inkwell with rack, two reservoirs, pen holder, bell and standing on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 617.69 grams. Dimensi...

Description: Silver inkwell with reliefs in the shape of bunches of grapes and vines, a bell, a sandpit, pen holders and hinged lids. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto ...

Description: Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, bell and shell-shaped base resting on three claw-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Dijon. Weight: 544.48 grams. Di...

Description: Smooth silver snuffbox with reliefs on the lid for opening. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Chester. Weight: 174.59 grams. Dimensions: 10.9x6.8cm. Content: 925/10...

Pair of Louis XVI tin candlesticks, dated 1795. Detachable light cuffs. Supported on large circular bases. Condition: There are slight signs of wear, gentle surface scratches and...

Description: Snuff box with bone and tortoiseshell lid covered in gold, with floral ornaments. Metal: Gold. Origin: English. Hallmark: Absent. Weight: 71.88 grams. Dimensions: 7x3.4c...

Description: Silver inkwell with two tanks, resting on a base with a grate and four cut-out feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 433.7 grams. Dimensi...

Description: Silver inkwell with two tanks and relief applications with a bell. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 313.84 grams. Dimensions: 17.5x20cm. Cont...

Description: Silver inkwell with two trunk-shaped reservoirs, pen holder and embossed base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 242.09 grams. Dimensions: ...

Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs and a bell resting on a square base with a grate and four openwork feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weigh...

Description: Silver snuff box with engraved wreaths and monument, hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 86.1 grams. Dimensions: 8.2x4.6cm. Conten...

Description: Silver snuff box with floral and feather motifs, hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Paris. Weight: 60.34 grams. Dimensions: 24.5x11cm. Content: 950/1000. ...

Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with bell, two reservoirs, pen holder and resting on four reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 590.75 grams. ...

Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two nib holders, two reservoirs, a bell, and four feet with floral reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: ...

Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two nib holders, two reservoirs, bell and resting on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon crown. Weight: 1639.57 gram...

Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two reservoirs and bell, base, pen holders and resting on four pierced feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight:...

Adjustable wrought iron and wood candle holder with wood base and snipe nail.

Beautiful antique 18th century French bread box made of hammered cooper richly decorated with crown, flags guarded by animals and large bourbon lily i...

Hallmarked in London in 1729 by Richard Green, this handsome, George II, Antique Sterling Silver Taperstick, is cast and of traditional form, with a cut corner base and reed detailin...

Two pairs of maiolica baskets Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1790 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). Measures: A) Height 3.54 x 6.69 x 9.84 in (9 x 17 x 25 cm); B) Height 3.93 x 7.48 x 11.02 in (10 x 19 x 28 cm). Total weight 4.85 lb (2.200 kg) State of conservation: A) One of the smaller baskets has some areas of restoration, the other slight chipping from use; B) One of the larger baskets is intact and the other shows a clearly glued break. The mold with which the baskets were forged simulates a wicker weave. The two larger works have high, vertical walls, with branch-shaped handles penetrating the weave. The painted decorations, small polychrome flowers applied only externally, highlight the points where the weaves intersect. The decision to leave the center of the basket devoid of decoration is highly unusual, but given the size and complexity of the shape, as well as the quality of the enamel, it is possible to hypothesize that it represents a precise choice in manufacturing or for a particular client. The two smaller baskets have small, twisted handles and, on the outside, reproduce more decisively the characteristic wicker weave, obtained through thin molded lines. The interior exhibits a rich, typical decoration of naturalistic flowers: a bunch centered around a main flower and secondary stems accompanied by small “semis”. The exterior of these works is also adorned with small little flowers where the weaves intersect. The size and morphological characteristics of the baskets confirm their attribution to the Lodi factory of Antonio Ferretti between 1770 and 1790, during its most successful period; by this point his original reworking of the "Strasbourg" decoration, known as "old Lodi", had achieved great fame even outside Italy. This decorative choice represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and which Antonio Ferretti introduced in Italy. This production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple. The Ferretti family had started their maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano had started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano had started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59). In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory. In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, could commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables...

This exquisite piece is crafted with great care and beauty. It features a stunning dragon scene and is marked at the base. Cloisonné, the enameling technique employed in this piece,...

A wonderful 18th century French cast iron mortar. A great vessel for flower arranging or storing kitchen utensils.

Head of man realized in polychrome ceramic with glass eyes. Neaples, 18th Century.

"Mantel clock 18th century Louis XVI study And Philosophy Ormolu Mantel Clock by Piezze Rive A Colmaer. Ormolu mantel clock entitled "L’Etude et La Philosophie", This clock was an en...