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Period: 1880s
SYMONDS. Wine, Women, and Song. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SYMONDS, John Addington. TITLE: Wine, Women, and Song: Mediaeval Latin Students' Songs. PUBLISHER: London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED TO 50 COPIES IN A...
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British Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

1884 Antique Decorative World Map – Mercator Projection, Victorian Era Print
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique World Map on Mercator’s Projection – Black’s Atlas, 1884 This finely engraved and colored map, titled The World on Mercator’s Projection, was published in the New and Revise...
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Scottish Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Dandy’s Walking Cane, English, Stick, Ebonised, Victorian, 1889 Hallmark
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Dandy’s walking cane. An English, gentleman’s stick in ebonised mahogany with a silver handle, dating to the late Victorian period, and hallmarked in 1889. A super...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

Large Antique East Indian Brass Hindu Altar Temple Statue Shrine Mandir 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good & large 19th century antique brass Hindu temple altar shrine, circa 1880. The shrine in two sections with a domed top and a turned & pointed finial, below is a shaped gallery ...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Three Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Gilded Boxed Medallions
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming set of three boxed coin shaped medallions celebrating the silver jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The medallions of rounded shape are each contained in a turned boxwood ...
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

French Camera Lucida from the early 20th century. Original case
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique French camera lucida, a mid 1800s drawing aide tool with original box. A camera Lucida is generally considered to have been invented by the English chemist W. H. Wollaston in...
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French Industrial Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Antique Victorian Scottish Agate Brooch. Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely piece of Scottish agate jewellery Agate specimins mounted on engraved silver coloured metal Good condition Free shipping
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Scottish Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Agate, Metal

Antique Carved Burr Walnut Banjo Barometer, circa 1880
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding carved burr walnut banjo Barometer having a lovely carved burr walnut case with a thermometer and a 12 inch round silver dial. Perfect workin...
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Walnut

Lady JACKSON. The French Court Society. 2 VOLS. 1881 IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: JACKSON, Lady Catherine Charlotte. TITLE: The French Court and Society, Reign of Louis XVI and First Empire. PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1881. DESCRIPTION: EXTRA ILLUSTRATED COSWAY BINDING. 2 vols., 8" x 5-7/8", title pages printed in red and black, extra illustrated with the insertion of numerous additional tipped plates, some hand colored from contemporary sources, bound in full tan crushed morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, covers ruled and paneled with interlocking panels of gilt fillets, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, green silk morie endpapers, green morocco doublures, volume 1 doublure with a fine inset oval watercolor miniature of a lady of court signed...
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British Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open. The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Deer s Head Hat Coat Rack 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and rare Black Forest wall mounted carved deer's head hat and coat rack with glass eyes and with branch and leaf decoration,...
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English Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Antique Silver and Ebonized Walking Stick Cane Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique walking stick with a continental silver cushion pommel and ebonized shaft,  Circa 1880 in date. This decorative walking cane features an exquisite cast s...
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Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty’s Spec...
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English Late Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Fine pair of Shibayama mother of Pearl Opera Glasses
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of late 19th century Palais Royal Shibayama opera glasses in mother of pearl. Wonderfully decorated with exotic pheasants, peony and bamboo. The Shibayama technique was...
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French Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open. The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Antique French Silver Walking Cane Stick 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique sterling silver pommel walking stick circa 1880 in date The striking stick features an ornate silver chequered pommel on a gentle tapering ebonized shaft...
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English Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

Complete Works Of Benjamin Franklin. LETTER-PRESS EDITION. 10 VOLUMES - 1887
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FRANKLIN, Benjamin (John Bigelow - editor). TITLE: The Complete Works Of Benjamin Franklin. PUBLISHER: NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1887. DESCRIPTION: LETTER-PRESS EDITION. 1...
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American Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Napoleon III sword
Located in S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A Napoleon III sword in gilt brass. Handle is decorated with 2 mother of pearl plates. Urn shaped pommel. Knuckle guard transitioning into cross guard. Guard plate with eagle. Black ...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Steel

Antique Astronomical Chart of the Solar System and Seasons – Black’s Atlas, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Astronomical Chart of the Solar System and Seasons – Black’s Atlas, 1884 This striking scientific chart comes from the New and Revised Edition of Black’s General Atlas of th...
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Scottish Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Sheridan, Philip Henry. Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, General United States Army. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. First Edition. Two Volumes. Rebound in green quar...
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American Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Complete Works Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 11 vols. LARGE PAPER EDITION 1886
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. TITLE: The Complete Works Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. PUBLISHER: Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1886. DESCRIPTION: LARGE PAPER EDITION. 1...
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American Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Antique Walking Silve Plated Cane Stick 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique English silver plated pommel walking stick, circa 1880 in date. The striking stick features an ornate silver plated ornate tree trunk pommel having on a...
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English Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver Plate

Antique Equestrian Print, Heywood Hardy Engraving "Too Late"
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Equestrian Print, Heywood Hardy. A fine photogravure after the original painting by Heywood Hardy titled 'Too Late'. The 'romantic' print depicts a young couple leaving the church w...
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French Sporting Art Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Personal Memoirs of U.S.Grant Two Volumes Published: New York 1886 First Edition
Located in San Francisco, CA
The memoirs of U.S. Grant is widely considered to be one of the greatest autobiographies ever written by an American president. The present copy was published in New York by Charles ...
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American Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Swiss 10 Air Musical Box Langdorff Fils 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Swiss 10 airs Gonçalo Alves cylinder music box, manufactured by Langdorff & Fils, circa 1880. The case is inlaid and crossbanded with floral marquetry and banded decoration. The lid opens to reveal an ebonised interior with a glazed hinged cover showing the comb, and a paper label to the underside of the lid stating 'Fabrique De Geneve' Langdorff & Fils, Fabricants The music box has got its original tune sheet which is stamped: "No 24017 Fabrique de Geneve" and lists the ten tunes and composers. Condition: It is is in excellent condition and in working order. Dimensions in cm: Height 18 cm x Width 69 cm x Depth 27 cm Dimensions in inches: Height 7 inches x Width 2 foot, 3 inches x Depth 11 inches Music box (also musical box) is a 19th/20th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons à musique...
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Swiss Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

Procession banner with Maria and Child
Located in S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Procession banner from the German pilgrimage site Kevelaar (near the Dutch boarder). The banner, in blue, red and beige silk with brocade, hangs from a wood carved and gilded pendant...
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German Gothic Revival Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brocade, Canvas, Silk, Giltwood

Antique Book, Adventures of Mr Ledbury, Albert Smith, Novel, Literature, C.1886
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Adventures of Mr Ledbury by Albert Smith, a humorous novel exploring themes of culture and travel. Presented in intact order with light markings, the book ...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Geological Survey Map of Surinam 1888 Hand Colored, Rare
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Geological Survey Map of Surinam 1888 Hand Colored This impressive hand-colored geological survey map of Surinam was published in 1888 as part of Karl Martin’s monumental sc...
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German Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mark TWAIN. The Prince and the Pauper. FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE - 1882
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TWAIN, Mark (Samuel Clemens). TITLE: The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages. PUBLISHER: Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION ...
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British Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Antique Chinese Silver Malacca Walking Stick Cane 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Chinese gentleman's silver pommel and Malacca walking stick, circa 1880 in date. This decorative walking cane features an exquisite Chinese silver pomme...
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Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

French Opera Glasses
Located in Tampa, FL
A refined and elegant pair of late 19th century French opera glasses, crafted by the esteemed maker Lefils Paris. Exquisitely detailed in bronze doré and inlaid with glowing mother o...
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French Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Benjamin Harrison Indian Peace Medal on Presentation Collar, 1889
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Benjamin Harrison presidential peace medal. This bronze medal was originally struck by the U.S. Mint in 1889 as a peace offering to the various Native American tribes in the U.S. The obverse of the medal has a raised relief side profile bust of President Harrison, with the text "Benjamin Harrison President U.S.A. 1889". The reverse of the medal has the word "PEACE" at top, with a scene of a settler and Native American talking in front of a log cabin. Below, a crossed tomahawk and peace pipe are enclosed by a wreath of laurel leaves. The medal is displayed on a blue velvet presentation collar with gold striped edging and light purple fabric on the reverse. The medal is attached under a blue fabric covered button. Following the British and French practice of handing out silver medals to tribal chiefs, George Washington began a policy of presenting peace medals to American Indian leaders at treaty signings and other formal ceremonies. Every subsequent American president from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison is represented on a presidential peace medal, with the exception of William Henry Harrison...
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American Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

19th Century Domed Horn Pommel / Corkscrew Walking Stick Cane
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian domed horn pommel gentleman's novelty walking stick, circa 1880 in date. The horn pommel, unscrews to reveal a travelling corkscrew, on a tapered Malacc...
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Antique Lord Bury 4 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, JH Steward, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Lord Bury 4 draw telescope. An English, leather and brass terrestrial or astronomical refractor by J.H. Steward of London, dating t...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Antique Burmese Silver Ebonised Walking Stick Cane 91cm/36inches 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Burmese silver handled walking cane,  Circa 1880 in date. With chased scrolling foliate decoration above figures in ogee niches, on an ebonised shaft. This deco...
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Burmese Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Emile Hurtre an Art Nouveau Billiard Table Made by E. Gueret Médaille d’Or, 1889
Located in London, GB
Emile Hurtré French Art Nouveau Billiard table. Made by award-winning artisan E. Gueret (Médaille d’Or 1889). Hurtré is best known for h...
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European Art Nouveau Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Walnut

Antique Punch Book, Almanac Compendium, English, Humour, Illustrated, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Punch's almanac compendium for 1848-1887. An English, bound illustrated annual set, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Established in 1841, Punch ma...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Textile, Paper

Imperium Romanum: A Detailed Map of the Roman Empire in its Zenith, 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique map, titled "IMPERIVM ROMANVM", is a detailed depiction of the Roman Empire at the height of its power. The main map encompasses the vast expanse of the Roman territories, stretching from the British Isles in the northwest to the deserts of Arabia and the northern fringes of Africa in the southeast. **Key Features of the Map:** 1. **Territorial Colors**: The map uses different colors to distinguish the various provinces of the Roman Empire. These color-coded areas are to represent the administrative divisions within the Empire. 2. **Topography**: It shows a considerable amount of topographical detail, with mountain ranges, rivers, and bodies of water such as the Mediterranean Sea, prominently displayed. 3. **Cities and Settlements**: Cities are marked, with symbols indicative of their size or importance. Major cities such as Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, and Carthage are highlighted. 4. **Road Networks**: There appear to be lines connecting various cities and towns, which could represent the famous Roman road network that facilitated trade and military movements. 5. **Latin Text...
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Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Nineteenth Century Brass Cigarette Case
Located in Madrid, ES
Nineteenth Century Brass Cigarette Case 19th century cigarette case, brass and ornaments.Dimensions: 15x8x3 cm cm
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Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Antique Book, Fred Markham In Russia, Memoir, Travel Literature, Victorian, 1884
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Fred Markham in Russia by W. H. G. Kingston. A fascinating memoir of travel and historical events. Published circa 1884 and presented in intact, original o...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century Majolica Palissy Tobacco Jar Thomas Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Thomas Sergent, circa 1880 unsigned. Naturalistic movement of the end of 19th century. The jar have the shape of a trunk with a bir...
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French Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

The Domesday Book, Sussex Archaeological Society, Antique Historical Reference
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A fine antique copy of The Domesday Book, transcribed and published by the Sussex Archaeological Society in 1886. This superb late Victorian reproduction presents the historic Sussex...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Zoological and Botanical Chart of the World – Decorative Map, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Zoological and Botanical Charts of the World – Black’s Atlas, 1884 This double plate from the New and Revised Edition of Black’s General Atlas of the World, published in Edi...
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Scottish Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1889s Antique Celestial Globe Signed Gussoni e Dotti Milano Papier Maché Sphere
Located in Milan, IT
Celestial globe compiled on the Hesi & Gould catalogs by Eng. Pini and published in 1889 by Gussoni & Dotti Milano piazza del Duomo. Sphere in paper mache covered with paper printed by engraving on copper plate and hand watercolored, base in turned and ebonized wood. Good condition, conservative restoration at the base. Measures: Height 45 cm, inche 17.8, sphere diameter 22 cm 8.7. Giovanni Gussoni in 1874 bought the business of Antonio Ronchi typographer in Via Unione 5 in Milan, and then moved in 1883 to the shop of the Southern Porticoes in Piazza Duomo. Giovanni Gussoni was followed by his son Vittorio, who on April 16, 1907 sold the company to a collaborator, Giovanni Serra, who continued the business until November 1914. Man has always wanted to know the world in which he lives and has used all the means available to measure the space that surrounds him to expand his knowledge more and more. The conditions that allowed man to develop models of the world and space were probably realized only after...
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Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English Brass, Terrestrial Instrument, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Perfect for bird watching, landscape appreciation, wildlife, or maritime observation. Equally suitable for observing the night sky. This is an antique 3-draw telescope. An English, ...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

French Table Top Salesman Sample Chest
Located in Tampa, FL
A charming and rare late 19th century tabletop, salesman sample chest, likely French though possibly Italian in origin crafted with elegant bombe...
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French Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

Original 1882 Map of Arabia, Red Sea Persian Gulf
Located in Langweer, NL
This print is a historically significant map titled "Arabia, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf," originally published in 1882 as part of the 'Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the...
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Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. 10 vols. 4TH ED REVISED FINELY BOUND
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William. TITLE: The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. With A Life Of The Author. PUBLISHER: London: George Bell and Sons, 1888. DESCRIPTION: FOURTH EDIT...
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British Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

A rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall cloc
Located in London, GB
A rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall clock A picturesque and highly decorative example of a rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall clock. A 5-cm enamel dial with Roman numerals in a hand painted church behind houses with an automaton watermill and windmill, with papier Mache 3D hills in the foreground with metal staircase...
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European Early Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Antique 1882 Map of Venezuela, Colombia (New Granada), and Ecuador
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1882 Map of Venezuela, Colombia (New Granada), and Ecuador This map from 1882 provides a detailed representation of Venezuela, the United States of Colombia (historically ref...
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Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Volume Antique Book, Faust, Goethe, German, Illustrated Fiction, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large volume antique copy of Faust by Goethe. A German, bound fiction book, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a G...
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German Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

VERY FINE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SHAGREEN LADiES POWDER COMPACT LIPSTICK CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning Victorian circa 1880 ladies Shargeen & Silver powder compact with lipstick...
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European High Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear.
Located in London, GB
Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear. A rare Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear. This item is very rare due to its subject matter, presentation and accompanying Cites Article 10 certificate. The framed artifact...
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Unknown Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Natural Fiber

Original Antique Map of the American State of Pennsylvania, 1889
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Pennsylvania Drawn and Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston Published By A & C Black, Edinburgh. Original colour Unframed. Repair to a minor tear on bottom edge.
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Scottish Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Victorian Oak Billiard, Lifepool Scoreboard with Cabinet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Snooker, Billiards & Life pool scoreboard attributed to Thurston & Co. A nice combined Victorian billiards and life pool scoreboard made of light oak. The billiard scorer sits upon a lockable ball cabinet that can house 32 balls, which then sits upon a cupboard. The cupboard comprises of two drawers, a pair of panelled doors enclosing a shelf, the cupboard raised on a plinth base. The scorer comprises of two blue rollers with gilt painted numbers, 0 to 20 / 20 to 40 / 40 to 60 / 60 to 80 / 80 to 100, with two ebony slides to mark your score, one spot and one plain. The Life Pool board consists of 12 slides with coloured discs, each colour representing the player's cue ball and the order of play. The colours of the discs being blue, brown, green, white, red, yellow, black, pink, spot orange, spot white, spot red and spot yellow. When each slide is pulled back 3 boxwood discs are revealed, one for each life of the player. There are also "stars" hiding, and these are used as extra lives. In the middle of the scoreboard there is a slate board for keeping scores etc. The game of Life Pool can be played by a number of players, a maximum of 12 players with this scoreboard, who form the pool. Each player has their own coloured ball and loses a life each time the ball is potted by an opponent. When three lives...
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British Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Oak

Circa 1880 French Gothic Style Baldachin or Statuary Niche
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 French Gothic style Baldachin or Statuary Niche. Derived from canopies for processions, the term has come to signify all such coverings, most famously the Bernini high alt...
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French Gothic Revival Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf

Antique Snooker Table or Billiard Pool Table Mahogany in Stock
Located in Radstock, GB
Antique Snooker table or Antique billiard table by Thurston London England. A very good quality 'Country House" mahogany Snooker table or bill...
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English Late Victorian Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

Shibayama Pair of Opera Glasses in original case by Negretti Zambra
Located in London, GB
A superb and rare pair of mother of pearl Shibayama opera glasses in its original leather carry case. The beautiful mother of pearl case decorated by bugs. The Shibayama technique wa...
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English Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mother-of-Pearl

1882 Map of Argentina, La Plata, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Patagonia
Located in Langweer, NL
This 1882 map, published as part of the 'Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World' by Blackie and Son, provides an intricate depiction of Argentina, La Plata, Chile, Paraguay, ...
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Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century English Sterling Silver Equestrian Horseshoe Vesta Case Match Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th Century English sterling silver equestrian horseshoe vesta case match box and striker. Hallmarked, Birmingham, England 1887. Acquired from a collector's estate ...
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English Antique 1880s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

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