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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Rare Bar Kokhba Revolt Jewish Silver Zuz (132–135 AD) — Grapes Temple Trumpets
Located in New York, NY
This silver AR Zuz, weighing 3.13 grams, was minted during the Bar Kokhba Revolt, a defining moment in Jewish resistance against Roman rule between 132 and 135 AD. Struck in the thir...
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Israeli Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Late 17th–Early 18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Bust of Madonna Addolorata
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 17th–Early 18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Bust of the Madonna Addolorata A deeply expressive Italian carved walnut bust of the Madonna Addolorata (Mater Dolorosa), dating f...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

A wooden sculpture depicting a prancing carousel horse, Italy 1750.
Located in Milan, IT
Italian wooden sculpture depicting a carousel horse launched in the act of ramping. Pale fruitwood. Modern metal base. The measurement refers to the horse only. Italy mid-18th century.
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

17th-Century Coronelli Map of Europe, Engraved Detail, Venice 1692
Located in Langweer, NL
Large 17th-Century Coronelli Map of Europe with Mythical Islands and Rich Detail This exceptional two-sheet map of Europe by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, published in Venice in 1692,...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Turkey with Cyprus and Greece Islands by N. Sanson, circa 1652
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Turkey, Anatolie with Cyprus and the Greece islands. Attractive scrolled title cartouche to top right corner. Blank verso.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Important German Tabernacle Museum Piece 16th-17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important German Tabernacle Museum Piece 16th-17th century IMPORTANT GERMAN TABERNACLE IN MUSEUM 16TH-17TH CENTURY EXCEPTIONAL SOUTHERN GERMAN TABERNACLE...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fruitwood

(NIVARDUS) - The Crafty Courtier: Or the fable of Reinard the Fox - 1706
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: [NIVARDUS, Hartmann Schopper]. TITLE: The Crafty Courtier: Or the fable of Reinard the Fox: Newly done into English Verse, from the Antient Latin Iambics of Hartm. Schopper...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Antique French Carved and Incurved Oak Bas Relief Plaque of St Luke, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
A magnificent display of mastery level woodworking, this antique oval plaque of St Luke was not only carved in bas relief, but it has an incurved shape. The concave plaque has severa...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Steel

Fine 18th-century solid brass sector, signed Butterfield, Paris, 1720-1750
Located in Bilzen, BE
Fine 18th-century solid brass sector, signed Butterfield, Paris, dating from circa 1720–1750. A rare and fully authentic scientific instrument from the renowned Butterfield workshop,...
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French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Map of Peru in South America by Blaeu, circa 1645
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Peru'. Original antique map of Peru. With cartouche, compass rose, ships and two sea-monsters. Published by W. Blaeu, circa 1645.
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Nice Collection of 18th Century Weathered Spanish Vellum Books
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice collection of three extremely weathered vellum books, Spain 18th century. Weathered and small losses. H:20-30cm W:3-5,5cm D:14-21cm . More photo's are available on request.
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Parchment Paper

Silver boat censer. Spain, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Silver ship. Spain, 17th century. Naveta formed by forging, with the foot and the ends of the lid obtained by mold casting. Shaped like a symmetrical boat, it stands on a low circul...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Cape of Good Hope – Fort and City Plan, French Colonial Map, c.1765
Located in Langweer, NL
Cape of Good Hope – Fort and City Plan, French Colonial Map, c.1765 This detailed French plan depicts the fortifications and urban layout of the Cape of Good Hope, one of the most s...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Italian “Parnaso Italiano” Literary Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This late 18th century collection of 55 books, bound in animal hide and vellum, is pleasing to both the eye and the mind. From Dante's divine poetry to Petrarch's sonnets of love, an...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Animal Skin, Paper

Swedish Royal 18th Century Wash stand with Chinese Water Cistern.
By Per Ljungs Art
Located in Stockholm, SE
A historically important 18th century piece of interior from the Swedish King Gustav III:s yacht Amphion built in 1777-1778. One of the last pieces in private hands to have survive...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain, Mahogany

18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and featuring a deer in the center surrounded by open scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Hanukkah Lamp...
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Polish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

17th-Century Flemish Baroque Bronze Corpus of Christ – Jansenist Type – 24 cm
Located in Bilzen, BE
A finely modelled bronze Corpus Christi dating from the second half of the 17th century, originating from the Southern Netherlands (Flanders). The figure displays all the expressive ...
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Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Framed Map of Ancient France Titled "Typus Galliae Veteris"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or a library with this elegant historic map. Crafted in the Netherlands circa 1630, this beautifully framed antique map with pr...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

15th Century Gothic Virgin
Located in Madrid, ES
15th century Gothic Virgin Gothic Virgin of the 15th century Virgin in carved and polychrome wood of the 15th century. In its original state, muse...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy - Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy Bronze, silver inlaid eyes and lips, Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD Provenance: Private London Collection formed 1965-1975 H 10 cm (4 in...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Italian Situla 18th Century brass and zinc holy water bucket
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Italian Situla, holly water bucket. The handle holds by 2 lion haeds. The situla depicting 5 columns connected with an arcade of 5 arches. Above the arches we see a band of scrolli...
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Italian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Zinc

1612 Abraham Ortelius, Entitled "Lorraine, Lotharingiae, Nova Desciptio, " Ric008
Located in Norton, MA
1612 Abraham Ortelius, entitled "Lorraine, Lotharingiae, Nova Desciptio," Hand Colored Description: Artists and Engravers: Ortelius is the best known for producing the atla...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large Scale Banalinga Shiva Lingam Stone for Display
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Scale Banalinga (Shiva Lingam) stone for display Outstanding large scale specimen from India Dimensions 9" long x 5.5" diameter Banalinga is discovered in nature and not carved or crafted by human hands. This Shiva Lingam comes exclusively from the Narmada River, one of India’s seven sacred holy sites. The stones resemble markings found on the forehead of Lord Shiva...
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Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone

Devotional plaque, Saint Anthony of Padua. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, Saint Anthony of Padua. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th century. Rectangular bronze devotional plaque with a ring at the top, a molded frame, and a relief figurative...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Malaysian Lantaka Shipboard Cannon
Located in Solebury, PA
This swivel rail cannon was cast in the foundries of Malacca and Pahang and served aboard small merchant vessels to deter pirates. The barrel features a one-inch bore and is mounted ...
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Malaysian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

The Life Work of Thomas Chippendale, Set of 2 (Books)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Two brown cloth covered volumes in similar slipcase with gilt titles which was published to mark the bicentennial of Thomas Chippendale's death. Volume 1 is the text and covers - Chi...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Bronze Situla, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Acetre. Bronze. Century XVI. Bronze piece that has a circular foot, and a circular body, with an outwardly hollowed mouth at the top, and a decoration in relief in this last area o...
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European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Limoges enamel plaque the Assumption of Mary, silver frame. France, around 1600
Located in Gorssel, GE
Limoges enamel pax depicting the Assumption of Mary, in a silver frame in Renaissance style decorated with scrollwork and five angel heads, ca. 1600. Total height: 14.8 cm., width...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper, Enamel, Silver

Early 19th Century Wooden and Paper Model of York Minster
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century wooden and paper model of York Minster. Housed within its original mahogany and glass case on stand, English, circa 1835.
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

18th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Painted Shield ECCE NUNCDIES SALUTIS
Located in Hastings, GB
Stunning 18th century carved wooden religious shield, Italian early 1700’s, in gilt and green with the words ECCE NUNCDIES SALUTIS (This is the Day of Salvation) to the centre. Hist...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gesso, Wood

French 18th-Century Master s Lock
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Master’s Lock 18th Century Ingeniously crafted with a hidden mechanism, this 18th-century French lock known as a serrure de maîtrise, or master’s lock, was likely used by saf...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

18th Century Water Gilded Processional Cross with Embroidered IHS
Located in Hastings, GB
Glorious 18th century water gilded baroque processional cross, with embroidered IHS panels inset. Time worn patina, gesso over wood. Height 61 cm, Width 37 cm, Depth 13 cm
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Large Museum Quality 1700s Dutch Demijohn Bottle
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Beautiful Dutch Demijohn. Hand blown bottle; with naval battle scene. Portrait of dutch admiral martin tromp, "The bravest and most skillful enemy t...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Blown Glass

A trunk style travel apotecary cabinet in mahogany wood and brass, England 1790.
Located in Milan, IT
English travelling apothecary made of mahogany Sipo mahogany (Entandrophragma utile) and brass with a rectangular base, a front drawer, an opening to...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Saint Dominic. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Dominic. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18th century. It has some faults. Oil on canvas with a horizontal layout depicting a Dominican wearing the characteristic habit of the ...
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Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Pair of 18th-Century Illuminated Mughal or Persian Leaves Featuring a Royal Hunt
Located in Madrid, ES
This report brings together two separate but stylistically linked manuscript leaves, written in Classical Persian (Farsi) with Sufi-inspired texts. Both feature flowing Nasta'liq cal...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Chinese Ming Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Architectural Model, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An unusually large Chinese Ming Dynasty glazed pottery architectural model of a shrine or cabinet, Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), circa 16th century, China. The shrine model crafted o...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pottery

JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED Indo-Portuguese Sculpture from the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED Sinhalese-Portuguese sculpture, from the 17th century in ivor... The figure is represented dead wearing cendal draped around the waist. With cross in exotic w...
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Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Rare Judaica Silver Spice Tower 18th century Germany
Located in Doha, QA
This is an extremely rare and absolutely magnificent filigrane made 18th century silver spice tower. It has been crafted in Germany and hallmarked in two places with number 12. The German and Austrian hallmark in the 18th century, which was called Lot/ Loth and was used to indicate proportion of precious metal content in any metal object. The base of the tower is square and has an intricate ornamented leaf design, the silver ball connects the base and the main part of the tower. In the middle there is a small movable door which opens to the outside and has an engraved Hebrew letter Tav in an old font. It’s the last letter of the Hebrew Alphabet and translates as “truth”. It symbolises truth, perfection, and completion. The tower has six gemstones on it, four red and two dark green. The design remains filigrane and fragile from the bottom to the top on all sides and at the tip of the tower there is a flag in an arrow shape. This rare spice tower is impressive and very finely crafted. The condition for its age is excellent. The tower comes together with a beautiful original art deco wooden leather box...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Cross-Shaped Chest Clock, Silver, 17th Century, it Presents Restorations
Located in Madrid, ES
Cross-shaped chest clock. Silver. 17th century. It presents restorations. Portable clock in the shape of a cross with an openwork exterior showing Christian figurative scenes and the movement inside, a dial with a golden band with Roman numerals for the hours, a single needle and an engraved decoration around it, also with a religious theme; on the back, the back of the movement can be seen, with a delicate decoration, also openwork and based on plant motifs reminiscent of classicism, and a band on the case of the piece with simplified plant elements. Outside, we find ourselves on one side with Christ crucified, flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John, and the figures are surrounded by a delicate composition based on vegetable scrolls, with an angel's head at the foot of the piece. The other side shows the Resurrection of Jesus, with Christ emerging from the empty tomb...
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European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Silver, Other

"Child Jesus", Wood, Spanish School, 17th Century, pedestal made later.
Located in Madrid, ES
"Child Jesus". Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. Base or pedestal made later. Christ is presented naked, with a slight contrapposto on the legs and hips that...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Late 18th Century Lacquered Brass Table Telescope
Located in Huntington, NY
Late 18th century lacquered brass table telescope.
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Italian Renaissance Celestial Map
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style framed print of celestial map depicting stars and heavens (dated 1700 and inscribed Marco Bembo)
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

English Renaissance Style Powder Horn
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (18th Cent) animal horn and brass powder horn
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British Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and pierced with a central two-handled vase of flowers, flanked by fully formed birds with their heads turned outward. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah Lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Chanukah Lamp), served a purpose, having been used on one of the days that Chanukah fell on the Sabbath, as Sabbath Candlesticks. For another example, see page 296 of the book “Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps...
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Polish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

18th Century Carved Wooden Angel
Located in Houston, TX
Carved wooden angel from Private Chapel in Provence. Wonderful detail in Angel's hair and draped dress. Figure is mounted on an iron stand.
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French Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Phoenician Trade Routes – Antique Map of Europe and the Mediterranean, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Phoenician Trade Routes – Antique Map of Europe and the Mediterranean, 1748 This antique German map titled Vorstellung von Europa zur Erläuterung der Schifffahrt der Phönicier auf d...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Polychrome Baby Jesus with Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique baby Jesus figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand-painted putti carving feature its original polychrome finish for a luxurio...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

French Medieval Painted Wooden Madonna
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique and extremely rare medieval wooden Madonna with traces of her original color Original period piece, South of France, circa 1500 or older Weathered, small losses and old repair...
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French Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Europe Divided into Principal States by Jean Denis Janvier, Paris, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a historical map of Europe titled "L'Europe divisee en ses Principaux Etats," created by Jean Denis Janvier in 1782. This beautiful map depicts the political boundaries and...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Anatomical model: a thyroid, Germany end of 18th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Coloured wax anatomic model depicting an human organ: Thyroid mounted on black painted wooden base. Germany end of XVIII sec.
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Map of the Strait of Malacca, Malay Peninsula Dutch Indies, c.1670
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Indiae Orientalis, nec non Insularum Adiacentium Nova Descriptio.' Map of Southeast Asia. The map centers on the Strait of Malacca and Malay Peninsula. It ext...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Constantinople – Panoramic Engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1635
Located in Langweer, NL
Constantinople – Panoramic Engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder, Frankfurt, 1635 This finely detailed copperplate engraving presents a sweeping bird’s-eye view of Constantinople (...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

West Coast of Africa, Guinea Sierra Leone: An 18th Century Map by Bellin
Located in Alamo, CA
Jacques Bellin's copper-plate map entitled "Partie de la Coste de Guinee Dupuis la Riviere de Sierra Leona Jusquau Cap das Palmas", depicting the coast of Guinea and Sierra Leone in ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Set of 18th century bowling balls on wooden stand
Located in MILL, NL
Set of 2 beautiful solid hardwood original Bowling balls made of wood. Originated in Southern Europe, 18th century. Traces of woodworm, but not active. Beautiful color. On stand.
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood

1685 Alain Manesson Mallet Map of Hokkaido (Lesso) in Northern Japan
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1685 Alain Manesson Mallet Map of Hokkaido, Iesso, and Company’s Land Description: This engraved seventeenth-century map, titled Terre de Iesso, was published in 1685 as pa...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Devotional plaque, Saint Dominic de Guzmán. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th-18th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, Saint Dominic de Guzmán. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th-18th centuries. Rectangular bronze devotional plaque with a ring at the top, a molded frame, and a relief f...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Religious icon with three chosen Saints, ca. 1700
Located in Gorssel, GE
Rare icon with three chosen Saints most likely the patron saints of a family consisting of a father, a mother and a son. The inscriptions which could identify the saints are gone but most likely the depicted saints from left to right are: Saint George, Saint Dimitri and Saint Paraskeva. In the background we see the icon of the Old Testament Trinity; the three angels visiting Abraham and Sarah...
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Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

17th Century Asian Hand-Carved Stone Temple Sculpture of a Female Divinity
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 17th century Asia hand-carved stone temple sculpture possibly from India, depicting a divinity. Featuring a strong patina revealing its age, this high-relief hand-carved stone scul...
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Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone

18th Century Italian Hand Carved and Painted Wood Madonna Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian hand carved and painted wood Madonna statue depicts the virgin Mary in contemplative prayer, and poised in triumph over evil. Orig...
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Italian Baroque Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

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