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Period: 1890s
Original sketch photograph of destroyed work by Casasola, signed 1895
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Unique sample in detail as a sketch of the masterful sculpture of the brothers Antonio and Jose Casasola. Work intended for an altarpiece in the Asunción convent in Malaga, Spain and...
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Spanish Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Ice Skate Blade File
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Ice Skate File. An unusual hand held ice skate blade file. The body of this sharpening tool is made of cast iron and painted black, althoug...
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British Edwardian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Vintage Black White Golf Photograph
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Late Victorian golf photograph. A sepia toned late Victorian Colonial golf photograph of a group of male golfers, the group containing a few children. The gentlemen are wearing an assortment of clothing, some in caps, some in bowler hats, a couple with top hats, one gentleman wearing a military uniform with medals. The golf clubs they are holding are early wooden scared head long nose hickory clubs, the sort made by the great Scottish clubmakers like Tom Morris, Willie Park, Alex Patrick, Charlie...
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European Sporting Art Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique French Matchbox Holder with Compass, c. 1900 – Unique Vintage Gift
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite antique French matchbox holder from around 1900 showcases fine craftsmanship and thoughtful design, making it both practical and decorative. Crafted from painted metal...
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French Belle Époque Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Very Rare 1898-1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for auction this very rare circa 1898 to 1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener. If the face looks familiar he was the chap on the Your Country Needs YOU posters as pictured, these dolls are exceptionally collectable, they never come up for sale. Description Large scale doll featuring bisque head, hands and feet; with a painted character head in the likeness of Lord Kitchener. Doll is supplied with an officer's cap made from khaki cotton drill, leather, gold braid and red felt on a thick card base. The tunic and knee-length breeches are also made from cotton drill and feature four patch pockets, with nickel-plated paper fasteners for buttons, real leather Sam Browne belt and holster, red felt collar tabs...
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English Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

Antique Chinese Export Silver Christening Mug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A very good and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver christening mug; an addition to our diverse silver christening collection. This fine antiq...
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English Other Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Late 19th Century Russian Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Torah pointer, Russian Empire, circa 1896. The handle is made with a knob shape interval engraved with floral ornaments. The Hebrew name Zisel Dresler with the Jewish year 5673 is engraved on the lower part of the pointer. The reading end is shaped as a hand with a pointing index finger. Original chain is connected to suspension loop at the top of upper section of the pointer. Marked with Russian silver hallmarks...
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Russian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

c. 1899 NOS Complete Japanned Copper Dental Drill
Located in Dekalb, IL
This immaculate and incredibly rare piece of dental history originates from the office of Dr. Harry Wood - formerly located at 205 Huron Street in Berlin, WI. This complete dental drill set comes with everything - including the ornate japanned copper swing arm...
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American Industrial Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper

Steam Yacht Corsair Water Pitcher
Located in Norwell, MA
Custom made water pitcher made for J Pierpont Morgans private yacht Corsair, flagship of the New York Yacht Club. Both sides are adorned with Morgans pri...
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North American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Silk New York Yacht Club Burgee from Yacht Corsair
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of linen napkins from J Pierpont Morgan's private steam Yacht Corsair. Corsair is embroidered onto the napkins. Very soft and nice. Most certainly w...
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North American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Linen

Exquisite Boat Binnacle with Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass yacht compass fitted to a very fine varnished binnacle box with brass hinges and glass door. Also fitted with a varnished brass sidelight wit...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Rare Porcelain Dish from Yacht Corsair W Model
Located in Norwell, MA
Flagship china bowl from J.P. Morgan's private yacht Corsair when it was flagship of the New York Yacht Club. Fitted to a case with a ship model of the C...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Boat Binnacle Compass from the 19th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare yacht binnacle with a highly polished gimballed compass fitted to a varnished box. The box has a polished brass side burner and hinges, hooks, and screws. First class nautical r...
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North American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1891 Map of Plymouth County Mass
Located in Norwell, MA
Original 1891 map showing Sandwich, Bourne, Plymouth Carver, Middleborough, Plympton and Kingston. Showing Long Beach in Plymouth also as well as all shore points. Cape Cod Bay is ma...
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North American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

RB Spencer Marine Painting "Invincible"
Located in Norwell, MA
Oil on canvas painting of an English ship of the line HMS Invincible. Signed R B Spencer on the lower left. The vessel is shown under both sail and steam p...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint

Brass Binnacle "NEGUS N.Y."
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare yacht binnacle from Negus of New York. The mushroom top is fitted with two removable oil burners and has an oval glass viewing port. The binnacle pedestal holds a gimballed bras...
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North American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Japanese Meiji Porcelain Figurine of Boy Holding a Green Whistle Bird, Ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Porcelain Figurine of a Boy Holding a Green Whistle Bird, Ca. 1890 Meiji Period (1868-1912) DIMENSIONS Height: 8 inches Length: 7 inches Depth: 6.5 inches
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Victorian Silver Wager Cups Modelled as a Lady Gentleman in Costume
By Martin Sugar
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1891 by Martin Sugar, this striking pair of antique sterling silver wager cups, are modelled as a gentlem...
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English Baroque Revival Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sir John Skelton, Charles I.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume Bound In 3/4 Tan Morocco, Cloth Boards by Bickers & Son, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt on spine, royal crest on front cover. Hand-colored Frontispiece. Profusely...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1 Volume. Sir John Skelton. Charles The First.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Sir John Skelton. Charles The First. Bound in full red morocco by Riviere & Son, all edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines and covers,...
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English Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

WM Porter and Sons Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass bow boat lantern with markers badge from WM Porter and Sons, nineteenth century. Fitted with flat red and green port and starboard lenses and a bulbous clear bow lens. Hi...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Bowlight Boat Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships lantern that has been meticulously polished and lacquered. Hinged rear door, Fresnel lens, vented top, carry handle. With polished burner inside. By Universal Metal Spinning an...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1898 Chart of Boston Bay
Located in Norwell, MA
Original 1898 chart showing Massachusetts Bay with the coast from Cape Ann to Cape Cod. This is a U.S. Navy Geodetic survey chart. All towns are noted along the coast. Framed with gl...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Victorian Brass Cased Aneroid Barometer by Stanley, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Victorian brass cased Aneroid barometer by Stanley, London. Brass cased aneroid barometer housed in the original leather fitted case. Silvered dial with original ‘blued’ st...
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English Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Smalll Victorian Monocular Field Microscope
Located in Norwich, GB
Small Victorian monocular field microscope Brass framed monocular field microscope house in it’s original mahogany box with hinged brass carrying...
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English Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

A rare decorative scoreboard
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A rare decorative scoreboard from around 1890 with a beautiful carved frame. Completely original and in very good condition. Made of English oak with elegant details. Two rotating s...
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British Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Pocket watch holder with lyre 1180 Berlin iron
Located in Berlin, DE
Cast iron with varying age patina. Round mount with lyre top and stepped base. Ornamental decorations. Probably Royal Prussian Foundries, first half of the 19th century. 23 x 9 x 9 c...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Berlin Iron, Brass

8 Tambourines xix Century
Located in Madrid, ES
8 Tambourines XIX Century 8 TAMBOURINS XIX CENTURY COLLECTION OF 8 ANCIENT TAMBOURINS PAINTED IN OIL AND SIGNS DIAMETER MEASUREMENTS: THE SMALLEST 16 CM A...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bentwood

19th Century French Copper and Brass Military Powder Flask
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very original 19th century French copper and brass military powder flask patented by Boche in Paris (signature on the plug and also on the base). The top of the plug is made with h...
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French Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

Victorian Sterling Silver Model of a Shoe, London 1893 Import
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1893 by Thomas Goodfellow, this charming, Victorian, Antique, Sterling Silver Model of a Shoe, features a gilt in...
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English Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ancient Masonic Cane With Semi-precious Stones
Located in Madrid, ES
Ancient Masonic Cane With Semi-precious Stones ANCIENT MASONIC CANE WITH SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES ELEGANT MASONIC CANE OF THE XIX CENTURY MADE IN EBONY AND...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Brass Mortar and Pestle Minature
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Measures: Mortar height 5.5cm Mortar width 10.2cm Mortar depth 10.2cm   Pestle: 10 x 2.5cm just purchased more information to follow or on request.     
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English Baroque Revival Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

A half hull model of Egyptian Coast Guard Cutter Ab-Bass by G.L.Watson, 1891
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This fine shipyard half-hull model has a painted pink hull with a pale green waterline and white topsides with a line of portholes. There are two truncated masts, a funnel and a bow...
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Scottish Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century American Jewish Themed Caricature
Located in New York, NY
American cartoon, USA, 1895. Caption reads: 'A Natural Mistake. Ikenstein: "I vould like to ged a cheap drunk." Salesman: "Next door.'" The cartoon is framed with American frame of t...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

French Carved Mahogany Wall Barometer
Located in Norwich, GB
French wall barometer in a finely carved mahogany case with trailing fruit and vines surmounted by a lions mask, enamel dial with seven weather indicati...
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French Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Globe Table Terrestrial Swedish
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A Swedish 12 inch terrestrial globe, circa 1900. Measure: height 59cm Just purchased more information to follow.
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Swedish Baroque Revival Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Painting with Barometer 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique table with barometer Interesting 19th century painting painted in oil with meteorological reasons on wood and which has a barometer in the center and a thermometer in the up...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair of 19th Century Juggler Pins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These 19th-century English juggler’s pins, with their ebonized finish and slender, tapered form, carry a sense of mystery and history in their weathered appearance. Highlighted by go...
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English Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Baldwin Gleason Co. 1893 Silver Perpetual Calendar
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Small, pocket sized ornate silver plate Victorian perpetual calendar. Holder clip with ivory color celluloid cards that can be arranged fo...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Shipbuilders Half Block Model of the Steamship Dunbrody
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Finely detailed shipbuilder's half block model of the steamship Dunbrody, built and engined by The London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. ...
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English Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

1 Volume. Richard R. Holmes, Queen Victoria
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Richard R. Holmes, Queen Victoria. Bound in 3/4 wine morocco and linen boards. The cover displays a crest in gilt. Raised band spine with panels displaying gilt royal detai...
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English Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1891 The Letters of Horace Walpole Fourth Earl of Orford
By Horace Walpole
Located in Bath, GB
An illustrated limited edition collection of the letters of Horace Walpole, totalling over two thousands letters written during his lifetime. A limited edition, limited to one hundr...
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European Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Commemorative Brooch by Edmund Johnson, in 18-Carat Gold with Its Original Case
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Commemorative brooch by Edmund Johnson Ltd of Dublin, in 18-carat gold with its original fitted case Designed in the form of an anchor, set with a commemorative medallion with portrait of “Admiral Lord Nelson, born 9th September 1758”, the anchor with twisted rope decoration, in 18-carat gold signed Johnson Ltd Dublin, length 5.3 cm Edmond Johnson...
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Irish Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Shipbuilders Half Block Model of the Steamship Dunbrody
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Finely detailed shipbuilder's half block model of the steamship Dunbrody, built and engined by The London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. ...
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English Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

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