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Period: Late 19th Century
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...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$2,475 / set
Pair of Signed Antique Repouse Metal Wall Plaques of Noble or Historical Men
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique wall plaques are possibly signed by an unknown artist, or identify the respective individuals in both, and are presumed to ori...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Bronze of a Bearded Jew
Located in New York, NY
Extremely well cast, with very fine details, bronze bust of a bearded Jew, Austria ,circa 1880.
The bust is screwed on a marble base, and measures 3.25 inches high, 2.5 inches wide,...
Category
Austrian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
1 Volume. Longus. Daphnis
Chloe.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Longus. Daphnis & Chloe. Illustrated by Raphael Collin. Salon edition. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco with marbled boards. Gilt tooling on covers and raised band spine. Top edge...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
It
s Fan Time !
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/432. Pretty old theatre set: Binoculars, fan and mirror. a wonderful gift for any lady, young or in mature age. With a good price also, because I'm clos...
Category
Argentine Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$840
Victorian gold brooch-pendant with topaz. England, 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A thin gold necklace with elongated links and a circular lobster clasp holds a pendant brooch with a central body and oblong sides. Made of 14 Kt go...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Torah pointer, Russia, circa 1880.
The handle is made with a knob shape interval engraved with floral ornaments.
The reading end is shaped as a hand with a pointing index finger. A suspension loop is connected to the top of upper section of the pointer.
Marked with Russian silver hallmarks...
Category
German Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Terrestrial Globe Ludwig Julius Heymann, Circa 1880
Located in Madrid, ES
Terrestrial Globe Ludwig Julius Heymann, Circa 1880
Globe 10 cm in diameter with a marble base held by metal putty. Nineteenth century. Dimensions: 46 cm high 7.14 cm diameter
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
19th Century Hand Carved Oak "Military" Barometer
Located in North Salem, NY
Very unusual hand carved Oak "Military" aneroid barometer from England. Circa 1880. Often antique items like this can be highly collectible and are often sought after by collectors and enthusiasts of vintage scientific instruments...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
$2,475 Sale Price
25% Off
A brass ship’s bell from Peninsular
Orient liner S.S. Ballarat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This bronze ship’s bell is incised with the legend ‘Ballarat’ and has a suspension bracket and plaited rope bell-pull. The interior is painted white....
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Model of a Baling Machine by Roberts Liverpool, England
Located in London, GB
An impressive model of a press or baling machine. The carcase is in mahogany while the working parts are in brass and steel. The goods to be pressed or baled are loaded in to the black containers...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Grand Tour Style Scale Architectural Model of an Archway
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsomely made bronze scale architectural model of an arched gateway circa 1880. It is of Grand Tour style, ornamented with a decorative finial to the ...
Category
English Grand Tour Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Hardwood Piano Stool with Decorative Base Height Adjustable
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved Victorian circa 1880 Piano stool with height adjustable top
A very good looking and well-made piano stool, its quite w...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique English Victorian Brass Desk Bell, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Brass Desk Bell, Circa 1880-1890.
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Kenyan African Turkana Leather and Iron Fighting Shield Regency Hardwood Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original handmade Kenyan Turkana leather and iron bound fighting shield which has been expertly mounted to a Gillows quality hardwood a...
Category
Kenyan Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique English Burled Walnut Folding Card Table, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
These burl pieces are favorites with our shoppers. This folding card table is a lovely example of the fine woodwork done at the end of the 19th century.
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut, Burl
2 Volumes. W. Fraser Rae, Sheridan: A Bibliography
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. W. Fraser Rae, Sheridan: A Bibliography. Extra-Illustrated Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full blue morocco with the covers displaying an intricate gilt-tooled border. The s...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
George Edward Horton: the Launch of H.M.S. ‘Victoria’ from the Elswick Shipyard
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
George Edward Horton: The Launch of H.M.S. ‘Victoria’ from the Elswick shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1887, watercolour and pencil heig...
Category
European Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint
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...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century 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...
Category
European Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Victorian Brass
Scottish Agate Postal Scale
Weights, Circa 1865-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Victorian Brass and Scottish Agate Postal scale with Weights, Circa 1865-1870.
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Brass
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. ...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Rawhide Quirt
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Rawhide braided quirt with lead filled handle.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century
Origin: Montana
Size: 14" plus 11" flapper.
Family Owned & Oper...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hide
Antique Victorian Butterfly Skirt Lifter Dress Holder
Located in Chonburi, TH
Fyfe's patent first registered Sept 21st 1876, Pretty butterfly design skirt lifter.
Category
American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$249 Sale Price
45% Off
Antique Billiard Rules Pool Rules Pyramid Rules Victorian Framed Rules
Located in Radstock, GB
This framed and printed sheet Rule frame is very unusual because it actually
features the rules of three games Billiards, Life Pool and Pyramid pool.
Printed by the famous Glasgo...
Category
Scottish Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
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...
Category
Irish Antique Late 19th Century 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. ...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Enamel and Gilt Bronze Cameo Necklace Depicting Goddess Artemis / Diana
Located in New York, US
Our antique necklace crafted from gold chain features a pendant with gilt bronze frame depicting Artemis with carved bow and quiver in grisaille on rust...
Category
European Neoclassical Revival Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’
By George Ashdown Audsley
James Lord Bowes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’, Liverpool and London, Henry Sotheran, 1875. 2 volumes, first edition hardback folio including 41 coloured an...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Framed Collection of Papal Crests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A remarkable, one-of-a-kind, hand-carved, gessoed, 22k gold gilded, hand-painted, foliate embellished serpentine, crest-form, 19th century, convex Italian frame inset with ink-on-vel...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Solid Wood Coffee Table
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century solid wood coffee table.
Above it has a glass back
In the centre it has a brass pot for flowers.
Measures: 50 cm high and 110 c...
Category
French Modern Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Late 19th century Pair of Cast Iron Andirons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of large cast iron andirons in the form of Tweedleddee and Tweedledum, late 19th century.
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$5,787 / set
19th Century Silver and Gold Monstrance with Travel Case
Located in Ross, CA
A silver and gold monstrance with travel case (c. 1890). Also known as an ostensorium, this vessel was used as a reliquary for display in the private r...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Bronze
$2,760 Sale Price
20% Off
13 Star American Parade Flag with Rare Design, circa 1888 Ex Richard Pierce
Located in York County, PA
13 Star American parade flag in an extremely rare design, with “protection to home industries” slogan on a fanciful, scrolling streamer, made for the 1888 presidential campaign of Benjamin Harrison; formerly in the collection of Richard pierce.
1888 Benjamin Harrison campaign flag, printed on cotton, with 13 large stars in a 3-2-3-2-3 pattern, upon which a whimsical, scrolling streamer is superimposed that features the slogan: “Protection to Home Industries.”
There are numerous styles of both documented and undocumented, red, white, and blue bandanas and handkerchiefs, made for Harrison’s campaign in this year, as well as from the subsequent one, in 1892. Most bear variations of text to support the “Protection for American Industries” platform of the Republican Party. America was in the midst of the industrial age and there was a great deal of public interest, both in protecting growth and discouraging both imported goods and immigration. The constant stream of immigrants posed great challenges for a working families, competing for scarce jobs, in work environments that were already often far from ideal. In post-Civil War America, many of the working men were Civil War veterans.
Bandanas abound from Harrison’s Campaigns, but flags do not. This example, along with three others, were once part of an 1888 patriotic quilt that was disassembled by a dealer and sold piecemeal to collectors. I eventually acquired all four. Fifteen to twenty years ago, these were the only four known copies. A couple of others have since surfaced, but the total count known still stands closer to 5 than 10.
The use of 13 stars is seen in the flags of various candidates in the 19th century. Among these are Abraham Lincoln (1860 campaign), Henry Clay (1844 campaign), John Fremont (1856), and Benjamin Harrison’s grandfather, William Henry Harrison...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Commission Pennant with 13 Stars, like for Private Vessel, Ca 1892-1910
Located in York County, PA
Commission pennants are the distinguishing mark of a commissioned U.S. Navy ship. Flown at the topmast, the typical American format is a long blue field, usually with a single row of white stars, although sometimes with their total divided into two rows, followed by two long stripes, red-over-white. A ship became commissioned when this pennant was hoisted. Flown during both times of peace and war, the only time the pennant is not flown is if a flag officer or civilian official was aboard and replaced it with their own flag.
Sometimes the owners of private ships mimicked the use of Navy signals. Some seafaring men would have served in the Navy and become privy to various practices in that capacity. Others flew them purely for stylistic reasons, either on a regular basis or while the boat was dressed for special occasion. Hudson River steamers regularly flew pennants of this nature, as evidenced by period photography as well as the paintings of artists such as John and James Bard...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Price Upon Request
38 Star Antique Flag, Stars in Double Wreath Pattern, Colorado Statehood 1876-89
Located in York County, PA
38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A DOUBLE-WREATH CONFIGURATION THAT FEATURES AN ENORMOUS CENTER STAR, REFLECTS THE PERIOD OF COLORADO STATEHOOD, 1876-1889:
38 star American national flag, made entirely of plain weave cotton. The stars are arranged in a medallion configuration. This features an enormous center star, surrounded by two wreaths of much smaller stars, with a flanking star in each corner of the blue canton. The sort of disparity here, present in the scale of the large star, versus those around it, is both exceptionally unusual and graphically dynamic.
Colorado became the 38th state on August 1st, 1876. This was the year of our nation’s centennial. Per the Third Flag Act of 1818, stars were not officially added until the 4th of July following a state's addition. For this reason, 37 remained the official star count for the American flag until part way through the following year. Flag-making was a competitive venture, however, and few flag-makers would have continued to produce 37 star flags when their competitors were making 38’s. Many flag-makers added a 38th star before Colorado entered the Union, in the early part of 1876, or possibly even prior. In fact, many makers of printed flags, called parade flags or hand-wavers, were actually producing flags in the 39 star count, in hopeful anticipation of the addition of two more Western Territories instead of one.
It is for these reasons that 38, 39, and 13 stars, to representing the original 13 colonies, are most often seen on flags displayed at the Centennial International Exhibition. Hosted in Philadelphia, this enormous event was our nation’s first World’s Fair, lasted for a duration of six months, and served as the nucleus of celebrations held to honor America’s 100-year anniversary of independence. The 38 star flag became official on July 4th, 1877 and was generally used until the 39th state was added in November of 1889.
This is probably a homemade flag, though sewn by a very skilled hand, or possibly, by two different individuals. The stripes are pieced and sewn entirely by hand, with remarkable care and precision. The canton is constructed of two lengths of blue fabric, that have been joined with treadle stitching. This was joined to the striped field by hand. The stars are double-appliquéd (applied to both sides) with treadle stitching. There is a treadle-sewn, cotton binding along the hoist, with five, hand-sewn grommets.
It is extremely unusual to encounter this combination of sewing methods. Soon after the sewing machine was mass-marketed, in the mid-1850’s, flag-makers both public and private made good use of treadle machines, to join stripes, when constructing American flags. During the Civil War (1861-65), most stripes were treadle-sewn. Stars were another matter. Until the advent of electric machines...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
38 Star Antique American Flag, Colorado Statehood, circa 1876-1889
Located in York County, PA
38 star antique American parade flag with scattered star orientation, made of silk, with generous scale and vivid colors, Colorado Statehood, 1876-1889
38 star American national p...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Price Upon Request
Elaborate Sailor Souvenir of Washington Crossing the Delaware, circa 1885-1912
Located in York County, PA
Elaborate sailor’s souvenir embroidery from the orient with a beautiful hand-painted image of Washington crossing the Delaware, surrounded by a large eagle, federal shield, crossed flags, a cannon, cannonballs, and anchor, circa 1885-1910:
Between roughly 1880 and 1915, American sailors visiting the orient could obtain beautiful needlework embroideries on shore, with patriotic American themes. These extraordinary works of art were acquired as mementos of a long voyage, often with the hope that they might be presented as gifts for loved ones and friends.
Using silk floss, elaborately embellished with both silver and gold metallic bullion thread...
Category
Asian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
34 Star American flag, Updated to 39 Stars, with Stars in a Great Star Pattern
Located in York County, PA
34 STARS IN A WHIMSICAL RENDITION OF THE GREAT STAR PATTERN, ON A CIVIL WAR PERIOD FLAG WITH A CORNFLOWER BLUE CANTON, UPDATED TO 39 STARS IN 1876
34 star American national flag with additional stars added and one of the most stunning graphic designs I have ever seen in early flag-making. The original pattern was comprised of a circle of 5 large stars, and triangular arms made of smaller stars. These are noticeable pointy and bent like the arms of a starfish. Made of cotton, the stars are hand-sewn and double-appliquéd to a fantastic, cornflower blue canton, a color common to Civil War uniforms...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
38 Star Parade Flag with Whimsical 6-Pointed Stars, Colorado Statehood
Located in York County, PA
38 WHIMSICAL STARS, WITH 6-POINTED PROFILES, SIMILAR TO THE STAR OF DAVID, ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE CENTENNIAL ERA; A REMARKABLE SPECIMEN, ONE-OF-A-KIND AMONG KNOWN EXAMPLE...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Price Upon Request
Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of the State of Oregon
Located in York County, PA
HAND-PAINTED PATRIOTIC BANNER WITH THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF OREGON AND GREAT FOLK QUALITIES, 1861-1876:
Swallowtail format, patriotic vertical banne...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Price Upon Request
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