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Period: Early 18th Century
Decorative Antique Celestial Map – Zodiac, Stars Hemel Globe, 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Celestial Map – Hemel Globe, Zodiac & Constellations by Halma, 1720 This striking double-hemisphere celestial chart, titled Hemel Globe...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Hand-Colored Map of the Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Hand-Colored Map of the Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes, c.1720 This striking antique map, titled "Iudaea seu Palaestina ob Sacratissima Redemtoris Vestigia Hodie Dicta Te...
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European Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

The Illustrious World – Rare Dutch Heraldic and Historical Masterwork, 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
De Doorluchtige Weereld – S. de Vries, François Halma, Amsterdam, 1700 Magnificent and complete three-volume set of De Doorluchtige Weereld (The Illustrious World), written by S. de...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Original Antique Map of the Route of M. Zurabek – Caspian Sea to Isfahan, 1722
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Antique Map of the Route of M. Zurabek – Caspian Sea to Isfahan, 1722 This 18th-century copperplate map, titled Carte de la Route de M. Zurabek, Ambassadeur du Roi de Polog...
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French Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

1711 Star Chart of Southern Sky with Mythical Constellations and Exotic Animals
Located in Langweer, NL
1711 Star Chart of the Southern Sky - "Mappa Stellarum Australium quae in Altitudine Poli Borei Graduum" This beautiful star chart, engraved by Arnold van Westerhout in 1711, shows ...
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Belgian Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This is a vintage French Provincial tapestry pillow showcasing a richly textured, timeworn aesthetic. The pillow features an intricate floral pattern in a palette of muted golds, dee...
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French Aubusson Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

Original Antique Engraving of a Greek Inscription, 1717
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of a Greek inscription. Source unknown, to be determined.
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Ancient World Map of Europe, Asia Northern Africa with Ancient Names, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Geografische Kaarte van de Oude Weereld (..).' Original antique map of the ancient world depicting Europe, Asia, and northern Africa with ancient place names....
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French Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Antique Map of the Holy Land and Paradise – Terrae Canaan Map, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of the Holy Land and Paradise by François Halma, c.1720 Beautiful early 18th-century hand-colored map of the Middle East extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the Pers...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Baroque Walnut Sculpture Of Saint Joseph And The Christ Child, Early 18th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Baroque Walnut Sculpture Of Saint Joseph And The Christ Child, Early 18th Century" Baroque Walnut Sculpture of Saint Joseph and the Christ Child Southern Netherlands or Germanic Reg...
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Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

Dutch VOC Silver Shipwreck Treasure Coins From The Akerendam Shipwreck 1724
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Holland Value: 2 pennies / 2 stuiver Date: 1724 A VOC Akerendam shipwreck treasure of nine 2 stuivers minted by the Province of Holland ...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Silver

Early 18th Century 3-Panel Folding Screen, French
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 18th century French 3-panel folding screen, oil-on-canvas, depicting village and maritime scenes in cartouches with other decoration.
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Canvas

Rider s British Merlin 1726; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful.
Located in Middletown, NY
A precursor of Benjamin Franklin's famous and popular POOR RICHARD's ALMANAC Rider, Cardanus Rider's (1726) British Merlin; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful Veritie...
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English Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Gold Leaf

Antique World Map by P. Schenk 1706
By Peter Schenk
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Diversa Orbis Terrae. Visu Incedente per Coluros Tropicorum, Ambos Ejus Polos, et Parciularis Sphaerae Zenith, in Planum Orthographica Projectio (..) Plat Ontwerp van verscheyde Aert-klooten (..)'. One of the earliest Dutch World Maps to focus on a more modern cartographic style, based on Carel Allard's map of 1696. This map represented a noteworthy shift from the traditional decorative Dutch 17th century maps where the margins would be full of classical mythological...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Antique World Map by P. Schenk 
1706
Antique World Map by P. Schenk 
1706
$5,169 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Engraving of Thomas Müntzer, a Reformation-Era German Theologian, 1701
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Thomas Muntzer'. Portrait of Thomas Müntzer. Thomas Müntzer was an early Reformation-era German theologian, who became a rebel leader during the Peasants' War. He turned against Luther with several anti-Lutheran writings, and supported the Anabaptists. In the Battle of Frankenhausen, Müntzer and his followers were defeated. He was captured, tortured and decapitated. This print originates from 'Historie der kerken en ketteren van den beginne des Nieuwen Testaments tot aan het jaar onses Heeren 1688 ... In het Neederduyts vertaald' by G. Arnold. Artists and Engravers: Gottfried Arnold (1666 – 1714) was a German Lutheran...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

19th Century Album Containing Drawings, Memorabilia, and Botanical Samples
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely example of an intimate 19th century memorabilia album illustrating the era's sensibilities for nature and antiquities, and bound in an exquisite blank album with miniature v...
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Italian Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Gold Leaf

Original Antique Map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia, 1709
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Descriptio Paradisi et Terrae Canaan'. Original antique map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia. It displays the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Old Engraving the City and Harbour of Pathmos, Patmos or Patimo in Greece, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Gezicht van het eiland en de haven van Pathmos (…).' This plate shows a view of the city and harbour of Pathmos, Patmos or Patimo in Greece. This plate or...
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French Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Stunning Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Elm Wood Blanket Chest / Trunk 1750
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking and patina antique Gothic trunk, made of solid elmwood. This impressive looking and practical size chest shows a number of deep and...
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Spanish Gothic Revival Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wrought Iron

18th Century Sculpture - Saint Margaret - Chestnut Wood - Polychrome Remnants
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A large and atmospheric 18th century carved wooden statue of Saint Margaret, most likely originating from Spain. Executed in chestnut w...
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Spanish Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Chestnut

Antique Map of the Islands of Banda, Indonesia from a Very Rare Edition, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Les Iles de Banda (..).' (The islands of Banda, Indonesia.) Extremely rare in this edition. This plate originates from the very scarse: 'La galerie agreable d...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Antique Map of Southern Sweden by Covens Mortier, circa 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Regni Gothiae (..)'. Detailed map of South Sweden. Embellished with beautiful title cartouche with scale and coats of arms. Published in Amsterdam by Covens & Mor...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Silva: or a Discourse of Forest-Trees by John Evelyn
Located in Middletown, NY
Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's Dominions; As it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon Occa...
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English Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Gold Leaf

Grand Carved Wooden Niche – Italian Baroque, 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A magnificent example of 18th-century Italian Baroque craftsmanship, this grand polychrome and gilded wooden niche embodies the opulence and theatricality of the period. At its cente...
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Italian Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

Konstantinopel – Panoramic View of Istanbul by François Halma, 1705
Located in Langweer, NL
Konstantinopel – Panoramic View of Istanbul by François Halma, 1705 This engaging hand-colored engraving of “Konstantinopel” offers a sweeping panoramic view of 18th-century Istanbu...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 18th Century Portuguese, from the 18th century in carved Brazilian rosewood. Decoration with interrupted pediments, volutes, floral motifs...
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Portuguese Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Silver

A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard Leonard Valk
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
A magnificent and very rare early 18th century celestial table globe produced by Gerard and Leonard Valk. Established at the end of the previous ...
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Other

Old Map of Ancient Assyria Divided into Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylonia Assyria
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, "Assyria vetus diuisa in Syriam, Messopotamiam, Babyloniam, et Assyriam", by Pierre Mortier, is a late 17th-century depiction of the historical Middle East. Title: Ancie...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Antique Books - Pierre Bayle Dictionnaire, 3 Volumes, 1715
Located in Savannah, GA
Pierre Bayle's Dictionnaire Historique et Critique published in Rotterdam 1715, third edition. Measured as stacked: 15 ¼ inches wide by 10 ¾ inches deep by 9 ½ inches tall; each boo...
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Dutch Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Leather, Paper

Sculpted And Gilded Statue Of Saint Augustine, 18th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Sculpted And Gilded Statue Of Saint Augustine, 18th Century" Southern Germany or Austria, circa 1700–1750 Carved oak, original water gilding and polychromy traces Height: 36.5 cm A...
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German Folk Art Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

18th-Century Map of the Eastern Roman Empire by Henri Chatelain, c. 1719
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 18th-Century Map of the Eastern Roman Empire by Henri Chatelain, c. 1719 Description: This intricately detailed map, titled *Nouvelle Carte pour Servir à l'Histoire de l'Empi...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
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Spanish Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Giltwood, Paint

French 1700 s Stage Coach Messenger Box with Horse Hair and Iron
Located in Louisville, KY
This whimsically charming 18th c. French messenger box is quite the unique find. The outside is covered in horse hide with a bit of the hair still intact. The leather is held in plac...
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French George II Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Bronze, Iron

Genuine Antique Engraved Map of Helvetia or Switzerland, 1729
Located in Langweer, NL
Decorative early 18th century engraved map of Switzerland. Title: Helvetia Conterminarumq terra rum antiqua. Translated from Latin: Switzerland is an ancient land Description: Switzerland, antique copperplate engraved map with hand coloring and a decorative title cartouche. Two figures greatly enhances visual appeal. Author: Phillip Cluver, or Philip Cluverius, Philipp Clüver, Latinized as Philippus Cluverius studied law in Leiden and settled over there in 1615. We only sell Guaranteed Absolutely Original authentic Maps and Prints. A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request. We ship our antique maps and prints...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Antique Map of America with California as an Island by Homann 1710
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique map, titled "Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis," represents a significant cartographic piece from 1710 by Johann Baptist Homann. Here's a description of this remarkable map: - Title: Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis (...) - Date: Published in 1710 by Johann Baptist Homann. Description: This map is a first edition of Johann Baptiste Homann's map of America, and it is notable for several cartographic features and historical representations: 1. California as an Island...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th Century in ivor..... The figure is represented in agony, with cendal draped around the waist. Cross in rosewood wood ...
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Portuguese Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

Early 18th Century English Framed Indenture Document, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Large Early 18th Century Framed Indenture Document. The document (deed) is written in lengthy hand-written detail. Issued in three parts, indentures were legal documents cut with w...
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English George II Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Animal Skin, Wood

Important Early 18th Century Italian Carved Monstrance Reliquary Tabernacle
Located in Forney, TX
Important and historic, acquired from the estate of legendary American businessman, the late T. Boone Pickens, we're proud to offer this exceptional carved giltwood reliquary - monstrance from the early 18th century. Elaborately hand carved in period Rococo - Rocaille taste, with superb scrollwork, openwork, fanciful acanthus leaf and shell, ornate detailing, polychrome painted warm pastel colors, now beautifully distressed, muted tones, with remnants of gold gilded accents. Pieces such as this were used in early churches for convenient exhibition or public display of some object of piety and other important religious relics...
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Italian Rococo Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Giltwood

HOUSE OF LORDS. Remembrances for Order. 1712 - WITH THE GILT ARMS OF QUEEN ANNE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HOUSE OF LORDS. TITLE: Remembrances for Order and decency to be kept in the Upper house of Parliament by the Lords, when His Majesty is not there. PUBLISHER: London, May 7...
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English Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Leather

1705 Golfe de Mexico and Florida Framed Map
Located in Stamford, CT
Framed map of Mexico & Florida circa 1705, Paris. Small map with Mexico and the Gulf Coast. Inset text indicating Panama, Acapulco, Mexico City and the Mississippi. Extends North to ...
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French Spanish Colonial Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Antique Religion Print Showing Rituals Ceremonies for the Death of a Pope 1724
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religion print depicting rituals and ceremonies for the death of the Pope. Originates from 'Ceremonies et coutumes Religieuses...' , by A. Moubach. Artists and Engrave...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Studwork Leather Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
A studwork leather fronted and oak domed travel chest or trunk, with the front decorated with birds and a basket of flowers flanked by two decorative roundels outlined in brass studs...
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English George I Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Brass

1717 Johannes Van Keulen Sea Chart of the Eastern Atlantic - Amsterdam to Gambia
Located in Langweer, NL
1717 Johannes Van Keulen Sea Chart of the Eastern Atlantic - Amsterdam to Gambia This 1717 sea chart by Johannes Van Keulen, titled "Nieuwe Paskaert vande ...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Hand-Colored Dutch Map of Ancient Israel Divided by the Twelve Tribes – c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Hand-Colored Dutch Map of Ancient Israel Divided by the Twelve Tribes – After Ezekiel, c.1730 This beautifully hand-colored antique map is titled "Ontwerp en Erfdeeling van’t Land K...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

1722 Fables of Aesop and Others
By Samuel Croxall
Located in Bath, GB
The very scarce first edition of Samuel Croxall's translation of the fables of Aesop, illustrated throughout and in a handsome full calf binding. The very scarce first Croxall trans...
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British Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

[MISSAL]. L Office De La Semaine Sainte. GILT ARMS OF PHILIPPE II DUC D ORLEANS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: [MISSAL]. TITLE: The Office of Holy Week, According to the Messel & Roman Breviary;... PUBLISHER: Paris: By the Company of Booksellers assigned to the Book of Holy Week, 1...
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British Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Leather

Entretiens Sur Les Vies Et Sur Les Ouvrages Des Plus Excellens Peintres Anciens
Located in Delft, NL
Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes Title: Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes Par Mr. Felibien, Secretaire de l' Academie des Sciences & Historiographe du Roi. Tome premier, 1705, Nouvelle Edition revue, corrigeer & augmentée des Conferences de l'Academie Royale de Peinture & de Sculpture and Tome second, 1705 A londres, chez David Mortier, Libraire dans le Strand, a l'enseigne d' Erafme Tome premier 68 pages and on page 69 second entretien till page 248 8 pages with table des martieres, Continues dans le premier Tome Tome second 165 pages with troisieme entretien and on page 166 quatrième entretien till page 297 5 pages 'table' Brown leather binding with paper board and 5 spine...
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British Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Leather, Paper

Antique Engraving of Persepolis, a City Sacked by Alexander the Great, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ruinen van 't Paleis van Darius, gelegen in 't oude Persepolis, door last van Alexander de Groote verbrandt (..)'. Persepolis was sacked by the troops of Al...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

1720 Weigel Engraving of Jerusalem: A Biblical View from Josephus Perspective
Located in Langweer, NL
1720 Weigel Map of Jerusalem Based on Josephus' Writings This intricate 1720 bird's-eye view map of ancient Jerusalem by I.H. Coccejo, engraved by Christoph Weigel, offers a fasc...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

18th Century Carved And Painted Wooden Crucifix From France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 18th Century antique hand carved and polychromed hand painted table crucifix from France with its original patina preserved. This crucifix could possible date back as early ...
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French Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Fruitwood

18th Century German Portable Ivory Sundial — Possibly Nuremberg
Located in Madrid, ES
Exceptional portable sundial made of engraved ivory, a fine example of German craftsmanship from the 18th century, possibly produced in Nuremberg, one of Europe’s historic centers fo...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Bone

A decorative pair of rare table globes in a fine condition.
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
These pair of globes, dated 1730, are original and in fine condition. Title: Globus terrestris novus Loca Terrae insigniora sec. praestant Astron. et Geogr. observationes sistens op...
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German Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Other

Antique Map of Silesia, Southwest Poland and a City View of Wroclaw, c 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Superioris et Inferioris ducatus Silesiae (..)'. Detailed map of Silesia by Johann Baptist Homann. Shows the Southwestern part of Poland between Frankfurt Oder ...
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Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Compass with Pocket Sundial, with Case, Bronze, Butterfield, Michael 1635-1724
Located in Madrid, ES
Compass with pocket sundial, with case. Bronze. BUTTERFIELD, Michael (1635-1724). Paris, circa 1700. Pocket sundial made of engraved metal, with a gno...
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French Neoclassical Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal, Bronze, Other

Important Lock in Sheet Steel from the 17th or 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very large lock mechanism in forged iron and handcut, formerly painted black. All the elements are riveted, some rivets are extensions of the cups This lock most likely comes from a church or castle door...
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French Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Iron

18th Century German Salt Glaze Tobacco Jar with Pewter Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine example of a German Baroque tobacco jar with original pewter lid. The rich ocher salt glaze decorated with raised floral motifs. A handsome addition for the collector of pipes...
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German Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Stoneware

Spectacular Painted Six-Panel Armorial Baroque Screen from Italy, Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
This six panel Italian screen is from the Baroque period, circa 1700. The four central panels have been affixed to a foldable frame, while the two outer panels are detached. When all...
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Italian Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood, Canvas

Unusual Swiss Oak Rustic Table with Hinged Doors, 17th-18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed entirely of a light oak, the table has a two board rectangular top above a conforming cabinet housing two hinged doors, the cabinet supported by trestle legs on elongated...
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Swiss Baroque Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Oak

Rare Sea Chart of the East Frisian Islands or Watten and the North Sea, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Paskaarte van de rievier de Elve streckende van Oldenbroek tot Hamburgh.' Rare and interesting chart of the East Frisian Islands (or Watten) and th...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

Antique Map of the Eastern Hemisphere by Valk Chenk 1708
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hemispherium Orbis Antiqui, Cumzonis Circulis, Et Sity populorum Diverso'. Decorative example of Andreas Cellarius's map of the Eastern Hemisphere, illustrating with climatic zones ranging from Frigida Borealis to Torrida, with planetary details superimposed. The elaborate border includes fine scrollwork, numerous putti, and additional diagrams showing armillary spheres and climatic zones. Andreas Cellarius was born in 1596 in Neuhausen and educated in Heidelberg. He emigrated to Holland in the early 17th century and 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he became the rector of the Latin School. Cellarius' best known work is his Harmonia Macrocosmica, first issued in 1660 by Jan Jansson, as a supplement to Jansson's Atlas Novus. The work consists of a series of Celestial Charts...
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Dutch Antique Early 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

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