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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Prattware English Pottery Cradle with a Sleeping Child
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Georgian English Prattware pottery cradle containing a sleeping child dating from around 1800. The cradle sits raised on two rockers a...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Small Sculpture of an Angel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
SMALL SCULPTURE FIGURING AN ANGEL ORIGIN : GERMANY PERIOD : 15TH CENTURY Height: 48,5 cm Width : 20 cm Depth : 12 cm
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Purple Amethyst Agate White Quartz Rock Crystal Sculpture Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
This is an extraordinarily large half geode with a vibrant color. The interior of the piece reflects the beauty of a natural wonder, due to its intensely deep purple amethyst crystals. The edges of the geodes have been polished, revealing a vibrant combination of grey/blue agate, pink jasper...
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Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Pair 18th C. Louis XVI Patinated Gilt Bronze Sphinx Motif Andirons/Chenets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Pair 18th C Louis XVI French Bronze Recumbent Sphinx Chenets France, circa 1790  A stunning pair of 18th-century Louis XVI French bronze chenets featuring recumbent sphinxes...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

16th Century China Ming Dynasty Porcelain Plate on Stand
Located in New York, NY
16th century China Ming Dynasty hand painted porcelain plate on stand. Dragon motif. Two available and sold individually. S7086 7.5" diameter x 11.5" height S7087 7" diameter x 13" h...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Gothic Virgin and Child from Flanders
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exhibition Museum Cantini, 1952, The art of the Middle Ages in the Marseille collections, n°101 Provenance Former collection Louis Bresset (before 1952) Former collection Profe...
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Dutch Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Life-Size Sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi, Spanish Baroque School, 17th Cen
Located in Madrid, ES
Life-size sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi, Spanish Baroque school, 17th century Large-format sculpture in carved, gilded, and polychromed wood, depicting Saint Francis of Assis...
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Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved and Mounted Marble Stemma Cartouche from Tuscany, Italy, 16th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
The carvings of this marble stemma cartouche dates to the 1500’s. Hand-carved in Tuscany, Italy, the marble was mounted onto a geometrically shaped iron stand within the last century...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Quartz Var. Grape Agate from Indonesia
Located in New York, NY
From near Pantai Manakarra, Mamuju, Sulawesi, Indonesia Double-sided cluster of translucent grape purple quartz agate in spherical formations with a radial internal structure and are found in cavities in pillow basalt. Also known as Grape Agate...
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Indonesian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Quartz, Other

Natural Blue Botryoidal Malacholla Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb example of a naturally-occurring botryoidal malacholla specimen, favoured for its vivid natural blue colour! This sizeable specimen is presented on one of our exclusive base...
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Congolese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Natural Fiber

Rubellite Tourmaline on Feldspar, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Russia
Located in New York, NY
Rubellite Tourmaline on Feldspar, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia Measures: 8 cm tall x 8 cm wide All rubellite tourmaline is compared to the famou...
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Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Other

Set of Two Polymorphopteris Species Tree Fern Fossil Specimen, 305 million yrs
Located in Warrenton, OR
Set of Two Polymorphopteris Species Tree Fern Fossil Specimens, 305 million yrs305 million yrs old apx. The larger is about 6 x 2.75 x .25"; the smaller is about 5.5 x 2 x .5". Disc...
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American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

Purple Tabletop Amethyst White Calcite Quartz Decorative object Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A very rare and exquisite table-top amethyst formation. The long fromation preserves a prominent golden calcite crystal on a bed of deep purple amethyst and is particularly sculptura...
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Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

A large 16th century wood carving of an Angel
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A large 16th-century hand-carved wooden fragment depicting a kneeling angel in adoration, arms extended and wearing a gentle, serene expression. Likely of Northern European origin, t...
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European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The monk is depicted with an oval face, marked with high and strong cheekbones, sunken cheeks, strong jawbones and a cleft chin. His almond shaped eyes are opened under very strong a...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddha Statue, circa 14th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late Yuan to early Ming Chinese terracotta gilt and polychrome painted Buddha figure, he is dressed in thick robes, his hair arranged in ty...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Burmese Amber With Organic Matter
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Burmese amber specimen, dating back roughly 99 million years, offers a rare window into the ancient world. Known to collectors as a "men...
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Burmese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Other

1960s Italian Lighting Sculpture Mosaic Etched Glass Shaped as Venus of Milo
Located in London, GB
A 1960 vintage stunning and rare Sculptural Light shaped as “ Venus of Milo “ ancient classical Greek sculpture. This sculpture functions equally we...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Bronze Cherub and Vulture Fountain Head Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare antique bronze fountain fitting mounted on a later purpose made wooden base with a detachable winged cherub seated on the back of a...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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 Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Antique 18th Century Italian Sculptural Wooden Barley Twisted Pedestal
Located in Odense, DK
A striking hand-carved wooden sculpture, nearly 200 cm tall, with a twisted form that evokes organic movement and architectural rhythm. Painted in delicate layers of soft pink, green...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Wood

Ceramic Pre-Columbian Colima Hunchback Figure Vessel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian figural vessel from West Mexico Colima culture (circa 300BC-400AD). Made of molded clay, the stoneware vessel depicts a seated hunchback...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Purple Red Amethystine Geode Grey Agate and White Quartz Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
This beautiful half geode has a wonderful blue-brown banded agate border with a thick base of white quartz differentiating to deep amethyst at the tips. A small section of orange ...
Category

Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

18th C. English Carved Giltwood Eagle Facing Left, on Lucite Pedestal Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This 18th-century English carved giltwood eagle, hailing from the Georgian period, is a magnificent example of artisan cabinetry from the era. The eagle carving is expertly carved from giltwood and gessoed, showcasing the skill and artistry of the period. The eagle is depicted facing left and is perched on an oblong ring, adding a sense of movement and realism to the carving. The details and intricacies of the carving highlight the craftsmanship and attention to detail that went into its creation. Mounted on a later two-tiered lucite pedestal base...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mounted Naturally-Formed Indian Mineral Clear Apophyllite
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mounted naturally-formed Indian mineral: clear apophyllite An attractive specimen that reflects the light similarly to a multifaceted gem giving the specimen an unusual brightness. ...
Category

Indian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

16th Century Late Medieval Encaustic Tile with Rampant Lion
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A 445-year-old late medieval 16th century encaustic tile of Flemish origin (unmarked), detailed with a rampant lion. Made from terracotta and glazed, this 6-inch antique tile is an e...
Category

Dutch Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Monumental Ancient Cypriot Limestone Sculpture of a Man
Located in London, GB
This imposing and impressive head of a man would once have been part of a monumental votive statue dedicated in a temple in antiquity. Commissioned by a wealthy patron, it is an icon...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

18th Century Wooden Phoenix Bird
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative 18th century wooden Phoenix bird with polychrome lacquer. From Henan Province, China. Untouched original condition. Measures: Height bird 21...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Wood

17th Century Portuguese Pair of Antique Baroque Gilded Pinewood Table Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Portuguese Baroque architectural table bases made of hand carved Pinewood, in good condition. The partly gilded pieces are particularized by floral décor. Authenti...
Category

Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Pine, Giltwood

Large Mexican Green Onyx Tower Obelisk Specimen Weighing 20 lbs.
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mexican Green Onyx Tower Obelisk Specimen Weighing 20 lbs. Offered for sale is a very large specimen Green Onyx Tower Obelisk. It is a variation of the renowned Onyx stone, di...
Category

Mexican Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Onyx

Natural Petrified Wood Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A natural piece of Petrified Wood set on a stand. Completely organic natural raw fossil, cleaned for display. Appearing as a towering mountain with jutting peaks. To the back sid...
Category

Thai Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Stone

White Quartz Sphere with Golden Rutile Decorative object Sculpture Table top
Located in London, GB
Immerse yourself in the splendour of this gleaming quartz sphere, featuring exquisite golden rutile inclusions from Brazil. The sphere's flawlessly polished surface enhances the intr...
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Brazilian Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze

18th Century Italian Sunray with Tangerine Crystal Quartz on Angle-Plated Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray adorned with tangerine crystal quartz points on an angle plated quartz. Angle-plated quartz is an extremely rare form of quartz and is only found in the u...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Derby Figure of Shepherdess with Garlanded Lamb, ca 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a charming Derby figure of a shepherdess with a garlanded lamb, made in or shortly after 1760. The figure is one half of a set called the "Garland...
Category

English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Blue Agate Pyramidal Cave Formation with Druze
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pyramidal formation with thick border of blue banded agate. The central cavity resembling a cave with a floor of druzy quartz and calcite crystals. Nascent stalactites ...
Category

Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

18th Century Italian Gilded Bird with Calcite Crystal in a Sphalerite Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded bird on a cut phantom calcite crystal base. The missing wing of the bird has been replicated with a rare coordinating calcite crystal clus...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Gold Leaf

Monumental Natural Rock Crystal Cluster from Brazil, 30 kg, collected circa 1980
Located in NICE, FR
A striking and monumental crystal rock cluster sourced from Brazil, mounted on a custom black metal and stone base. This extraordinary specimen features dozens of pristine, elongate...
Category

Brazilian Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Sleeping Eros - Rome, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Sleeping Eros Rome, 16th century
 Carrara marble, on a wooden base
 of an ancient collection 31 × 44 x 17 cm Carved from a fine block of Carrara marble, this sculpture depicts Eros ...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Genuine Natural Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth in Display Box
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 Sculptures

Materials

Other

Tourmaline
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Measures: 5.1 cm tall x 2 cm wide.
Category

Congolese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Other

Tourmaline
Tourmaline
$37,500
Slice cut agate geode specimen
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Slice cut agate geode specimen from Botswana in shades of brown and white, mounted on a custom stand.
Category

Botswanan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Stone

390 Gram Magnificent Aquamarine Specimen Bunch From Skardu, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
390 Gram Magnificent Aquamarine Specimen Bunch From Skardu, Pakistan Weight: 390 Gram Dimension: 10 x 5.9 x 3.5 Cm Origin: Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Province, Pakistan Aq...
Category

Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Indian Carved Sandstone Frieze of Lakshmi, Central India, 10th-11th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Indian carved sandstone architectural frieze featuring a central image of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi flanked by two atten...
Category

Indian Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy 5.8 cm diameter The Masua Mine began operation in 1857 and operated for over 130 years until its offi...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Other

Phacopid (Morocconites Malladoides) Trilobite from Morocco (276.2 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Here is one of the more unusual species of trilobites, a Morocconites malladoides from the Devonian of Morocco. It's a member of the Phacopida trilobites and has a very defining feat...
Category

Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Cement, Other

16th Century Spanish Carved Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary. Verge
Category

European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Fossil Ray Fish Rhinobatos Hakelensis Sawfish Libanopritis Hiram 1M Slab
Located in Scorton, GB
An exceedingly rare, significant and exceptional discovery of a Ray fish [Rhinobatos hakelensis] and Sawfish [Libanopristis hiram] complete and preserved with exceptionally fine deta...
Category

Lebanese Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Fluorapatite (bi-color) with Cleavelandite, Afghanistan
Located in New York, NY
Fluorapatite (bi-color) with Cleavelandite, Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan 6 cm tall x 7 cm wide Fluorapatite is found in several colors, purp...
Category

Afghan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Other

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...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Baroque Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in polychrome and gilded wood, 17th
Located in Madrid, ES
Baroque Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in polychrome and gilded wood, 17th century An exceptional Baroque wood carving, polychrome and gild...
Category

Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Silver

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Natural Citrine Crystals and Sea Fan
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved candlestick with hand-painted cream tones and distressed silver leaf detailing, darkened with age, with a coordinating fossil sea fan surrounded by u...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sunray with a Baroque Pearl on Aragonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray with baroque pearls mounted on an aragonite crystal base. The 18th century gold leaf sunray originally part of a halo or sunburst motif in an artistic depiction in a historic church. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

145.93 Gram Magnificent Black Tourmaline On Aquamarine Specimen From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
145.93 Gram Magnificent Black Tourmaline On Aquamarine Specimen From Pakistan Weight: 145.93 Gram Dimension: 11 x 15 x 5 Cm Origin: Skardu, Pakistan This unique combination of aq...
Category

Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Pair of Chinese Blue Glazed Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
These monumental Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of an early Qing-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 18th century, the sculptur...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Agatized Coral on an Agate Slice
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian fragment base mounted with agatized coral on a polished agate base. The 18th century hand-carved fragment base is originally from Tuscany. The polish...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral

Rare Pair French Retour D egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles , Exceptional fine pair of Large French Retour D'egypt period terra...
Category

French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

18th Century Hand-Carved Jichi Wood Guanyin Figure
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful sculpture realized in China in the 18th century depicts Guanyin, a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. The female form holds a pot in her hands. She appears draped...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Ceratarges Spinosus Trilobite from Morocco, 452.1 Grams
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

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Other

Japanese Giltwood Medicine Buddha, Yakushi Nyorai, Muromachi Period 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Japanese late Muromachi Period (1333-1573) lacquered and giltwood figure of Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha, seated upon an elaborate car...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Vintage Brown Rock Crystal Quartz Tower / Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Admired since ancient times, brown rock crystal quartz is prized for its extraordinary natural design and beauty. This vintage 1970s tower is polished and presented in a wonderful to...
Category

American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

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