Early 18th Century Furniture

Sculpted escabelle dated 1888 but most likely much older

18th century French Louis XIV fireback with two pillars, four IHS monograms and the date of production 1707. In the center is a coat of arms of a bishop or cardinal. The coat of arms...

Pair of cast brass and silver plated candlesticks with fluted base and shaft. The candle cup is fitted with a bobeshe in a conforming profile. The stepped, scolloped base and candle ...

With rectangular oyster veneer top with molded edge over a frieze drawer. Raised on barley twist legs joined by a shaped X form stretcher.

18th century cabinet made from solid oakwood. This cabinet was hand-carved and has four doors. Originates Germany (Nordrhein Westfalen), dating approximate 1720. (Shipping costs o...

Antique religion print depicting six Roman Catholic habits, rituals and ceremonies. Procession with holy oil, benediction of same, the Bishop's hand...

Original antique map titled 'Circulus Saxoniae Superioris'. Original antique map of Saxony, Germany. The cities of Leipzig, Freiburg and many others are highlighted in gold. This map originates from 'Atlas Novus Terrarum Orbis...

Antique print titled 'Afschrift van den Brief des Konings van Batsjan in 't Maleyths (Malays), met een Arabische letter door Juffr. Cornelia Valenyn'. This print depicts part of ...

Antique print titled 'The Elevation of the Royal Exchange (..)'. Old engraving of the entrance facade of the Royal Exchange, Cornhill. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Brita...

19th century Rococo tall case clock from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. Made in wood. Nice details and carvings in shape of flowers and leav...

Antique Biblical Engravings – The Transfiguration of Christ & Healing of a Possessed Boy, ca. 1700 This striking engraving sheet, published by Pieter Mortier in Amsterdam around 170...

Antique Biblical Engravings – The Unforgiving Servant & Christ Blessing the Children, ca. 1700 This finely executed engraving sheet, published by Pieter Mortier in Amsterdam around ...

This is a particularly nice 18th century sketch of a man with three boys titled - Old man and His 3 sons. This is on the reverse and is attributed to N Langer. This is framed very ni...

An engraving of Torquato Tasso, a prominent Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his epic poem "Gerusalemme Liberata" ("Jerusalem Delivered"), which tells the story of th...

A northern early XVIII century oil on canvas painting by Francesco Perezzoli (1661–1722), depicting The Birth of Venus. The work is housed in a period giltwood frame, smooth in its c...

All original early 18th century pewter dish, hallmarked on the rear of the gently rounded bouge; three touchmarks are visible albeit not completely discernible. The most visible stat...

Exquisite antique French fireplace mantel in oxidated stone. Sculpted with meticulous attention to detail in the 18th century, this surround boasts intricate carvings that exude eleg...

Antique religion print titled 'Susanna resisteth the temptation of the two Judges'. She said to her maids, "Bring me oil and ointments, and shut the garden doors so that I may bathe." When the maids had gone out, the two elders rose and ran to her, and said: "Look, the garden doors are shut, no one sees us, and we are in love with you; so give your consent, and lie with us. If you refuse, we will testify against you that a young man was with you, and this was why you sent your maids away." Susanna sighed deeply, and said, "I am hemmed in on every side. For if I do this thing, it is death for me; and if I do not, I shall not escape your hands. I choose not to do it and to fall into your hands, rather than to sin in the sight of the Lord." This print originates from 'Figures de la Bible'. Artists and Engravers: Published by P. de Hondt. Illustrated by Gerard Hoet...

Dutch print with the title: Platte Grond van t'Fort Tricoen male met de daar aangelegen Pagoods-Berg (Trincomalee, Sri Lanka) The map is taken from: 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' van François Valentyn. 1) Ottens, Frederik (engraver / etcher) 2) Braam, J. van (publisher) 3) Linden, Gerard onder de (publisher) MALABAR COAST...

The wooden frame enclosing the print is highly distinctive and unusual; it was recently crafted by a master cabinetmaker in his workshop, located in Florence's trendiest neighborhood...

Original antique map titled 'Kaart van de Zuyd-Ooster Eylanden van Banda'. Important map of the seas and islands surrounding the Banda Islands, Indonesia, extending south to northern Australia, east to Papua New Guinea and north to Ceram. Published 1724-1726 by Joannes van Braam...

Early 18th-Century Brazilian Colonial Chest - A Rare and Authentic Masterpiece A striking example of early 18th-century Brazilian Colonial craftsmanship, this magnificent chest embo...

Antique print, titled: 'Puzza ou la Cybele des Chinois (…)' - This plates hows Puzza, Sibyl of China and Puzza sitting on a Lotus flower. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists...

These set of original antique engravings are from Bernard de Montfaucon's "L'Antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures" (Antiquity Explained and Represented in Figures), which is a comprehensive collection of engravings illustrating various aspects of ancient life. This work was a significant contribution to the study of antiquity in the early 18th century. The specific volume these images are taken from likely deals with artifacts such as lamps, which were common in burial practices and other rituals of ancient cultures. This collage features two pages from the 18th-century publication just mentioned, displaying a series of intricately detailed engravings of ancient lamps...

This is a strong original European fireplace surround in dark brown hard stone. The baguette details are a sign of wealth. The mantel (fire...

Untitled sea chart of the coast of Malabar, India. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn.

A pair of English George III period burl walnut armchairs from the first half of the 18th century, with stamped initials, carved splats, eagle motifs, cabriole legs and claw-and-ball...

Delft faience plate with a chinoiserie decoration of a rock and a fence amongst trees and shrubbery in manganese and green. The borders ornately decorated with geometrically arranged...

17th - 18th Century French Louis XV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. It was used to prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or ...

Antique map titled 'Electorat Bavariae.' Map of the Electorate of Bavaria by the Jesuit Heinrich Scherer. The lower map shows the Lake Constance. Source unknown, to be determined. ...

Antique print, titled: 'Brabantiae Batavae Pars Occidentalis : sive Antuerpiensis Tetrarchiae Pars Septentrionalis comprehendens Baroniam Bredanam, Marchionatum Bergensem ad Zoman al...

Antique map Myanmar (Birma) titled 'Les Royaumes de Pegu et d'Aracan'. Rare map of Pegu and Arakan made after a map engraved by Pieter van den Keere and published in the 1628 edi...

This limestone French country mantel has a diamond point detail on both sides of its front. A little remains of the original patina is an extra h...

Hendrik Brouwer was a notable figure in the 17th century, particularly for his role in the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and his contributions to maritime navigation. Here's a summa...

Coppia di Portacandele da Tavolo Italiani a Quattro Bracci 1700, candelieri in legno dorato e ferro dall' originale disegno a spirale in ferro forgiato a mano terminanti con colacera...

17th - 18th Century French Louis XV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. It was used to prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or ...

Mughal Princes’ Revolt – Battle Scene Engraving by Chatelain, Atlas Historique 1718 This dramatic antique engraving titled Representation et Description du Soulevement des IV Prince...

Two images on one sheet titled 'La Procession des Palmes le Dimanche des Rameaux' and 'La Procession du Saint Sacrement le jour de la Dête-Dieu'. The upper image depicts Palm Sunday...

Description: Guilloche silver cup and plate with asymmetrical engraving, monogram cards and circular friezes. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 306.55 gr...

Antique map of the Dominion of Venice, extending from Stato di Milano and Genoa to Istria. Including Lake Garda, Venice and Istria.

17th-18th century French fireback with four Saint Andrew's crosses and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in th...

Antique print titled 'Ordnung der See-Floot in welcher begleitung der Printz von Uranien von Hellevoet-Sluys nach Engelland (..)'. Beautiful illustration of the fleet that William III of Orange...

Christ and Nicodemus by Night / Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 This fine engraved sheet presents two biblical scenes from the Gospel of John, p...

Christ Healing the Possessed and the Paralytic, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 This fine biblical engraving originates from Pieter Mortier’s illustrated Bible, published in Amsterdam arou...

Healing of the Centurion’s Servant & Christ Calming the Storm, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 Original antique engraving from Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, published in Amste...

Two images on one sheet titled 'De God Talmo' and 'De Godinnen Mintolo en Matso'. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn.

Antique print, titled: 'Majorinus Numida' Majorinus was a bishop of Carthage in dispute with Ceacilianus. He favored the so-called Donatist sect. Het died ca. 329 AD. The background to the controversy was the wave of persecutions of Christians by the Roman Emperor Diocletian. At that time some Church leaders - unwilling to endure torture or death and become martyrs - had been ready to take such acts as worshipping the gods of the old pantheon, considered idols by Christians, or surrendering church books and property to the imperial authorities. Such people became known as 'traditors' ("surrenderers"). One of these "traditors", named Caecilian, had returned to the fold of the Church once the persecutions ended, and was consecrated Bishop of Carthage and Primate of North Africa. Those of the faithful who refused to accept the authority of such a spiritual leader raised Majorinus as a rival bishop; however, Majorinus died shortly after being consecrated, and it fell to Donatus to take his place and continue the struggle. This rare print originates from: 'Historie der Kerken en Ketteren van den beginne des Nieuwen Testaments tot aan het Jaar onses Heeren 1688. Onzydig in 't Hoogduytsch beschreeven, door den Hoog-geleerden Heer Godfried Arnold, Voor deezen Hoog-Leeraar in de Historien tot Giesen. In het Neederduyts vertaald. Vercierd met verscheyde Koopere Plaaten door den Heer Romeyn de Hooghe.' (transl.: History of Churches and Heretics from the start of the New Testament until the year of our lord 1688 ...), by Godfried Arnold, Dutch edition published by Sebastiaan Petzold, Amsterdam 1701. This edition contains portraits of heretic figures, etched by the reknown Romeyn de Hooghe. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Romeyn de Hooghe' after an anonymous artist. Gottfried Arnold (pseud. Christophorus Irenaeus) was an important representative of the so-called radical Pietism, publicist, church historian and chants writer (so he was believed to have written the well-known Church song 'O Durchbrecher aller Bande'). Arnold studied theology in Wittenberg. From the Lutheran Orthodoxy he converted, through writings of Spener, to Pietism, associating later into a circle around the court preacher Sprögel, who was influenced by Jakok Böhm. Many medieval mystics were later re-issued by him. In addition he was clearly influenced by Grotius and the early enlightenment. His quest for the 'true' Christianity rightly brought him in the early Church. So he arranged an edition containing the sermons of the desert father Macarius. Arnold was a skilled patristicus, although he did not escape from the creation of an ideal image of the Christian life in the early Church, in his view a flowering time which ended with the reign of Constantine. His first study of the early Church ('Die erste Liebe der Gemeinen Jesu Christi') provided him a professor position in Gießen, a post which he soon left, disappointed by what he called the 'Ruhmsachtige Vernunftwesen des akademischen Lebens'. He continued as an individual scientist and he published books and poems. His main work is 'Unparteiischen Kirchen- und Ketzerhistorie' (1699-1700), of which this is the Dutch translation. He adapts in this study the reformatory decay theory, where the censure lies no longer with Constantine, but the post-Apostolic time. The decay is temporarily lifted with the Reformation, but occurres again soon, so that even the contemporary institutional Protestantism lies under the fire of his criticism. On the other hand he favours the 'Church of the spirit' that existed in all times (invisible) and is characterised by avoiding the world and asceticism. Not the orthodoxy, but the subjectivity of religious man...

This is a magnificent gilded, sculpted and carved wall mirrors. This elegant wall mirrors hails from the Early 18th Century, from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. The mirror showcases exquisit...

Description: Embossed silver cuspidor with fixed handle and circular shape. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 330.00 grams. Dimensions: 13.5cmx8cm. Conte...

Description: Silver cuspidor with reliefs and fixed handle. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 296.59 grams. Dimensions: 14.9cmx7cm. Content: 833/1000. A...

Calling of Saint Matthew & Raising of the Widow’s Son, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 Original antique engraving from Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, published in Amsterdam by ...

Healing of a Possessed Man & Calling of the Apostles, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 Original antique engraving from Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, published in Amsterdam by P...

Original antique map titled 'Aegyptus et Cyrene'. Detailed ancient map of the region between the Gulf of Lybia and the Red Sea, with marvelous detail along the Mediterranean Coastline and the Nile, Egypt. This map originates from 'Philippi Cluveri Introductionis in universam geographiam (..)' by P. Clüver. Published 1729. Philipp Clüver was an Early Modern German geographer and historian. Cluver's Geography was one of the most enduring works of the 17th & 18th Centuries, issued by several different publishers with many different sets of maps...

Evangelists Matthew and Mark, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 Original antique engraving from Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, published in Amsterdam by Pieter Mortier around 170...

Dutch Delft Chinoiserie plate with a 'Mille Fleurs' decoration of flower buds and flower sprays. Good condition: light chipping and some usual wear to the rim.

Birth of John the Baptist & Angel Appearing to Joseph, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 Original antique engraving from Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, published in Amsterdam by ...

Presentation of Christ in the Temple & Prophetess Anna, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 Original antique engraving from Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, published in Amsterdam by...

Massacre of the Innocents & Christ among the Doctors, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 Original antique engraving from Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, published in Amsterdam by P...

Antique print titled 'Tehan Darsiac - Ferrog Sier - Pompe & Ceremonie de la Marche du Grand Mogol'. Two engraved portraits of Indian Emperors, Mogul Empire and a scene of the parade ...

This is an antique county map of Cambridgeshire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest By Robert Morden, dating to the late 17th century and later. Superb lit...