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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century.
Located in London, GB
Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century. Measurements 3.3 × 3.1 × 2.8 cm Cast in the form of a human skull, this small bronze would origina...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century.
Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century.

Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century.

$1,738
Gold Panel and Vernis Martin Writing Case, French Craftsmanship, Louis XV
Located in Paris, FR
Flat, rectangular case for holding writing utensils in colored gold and vernis Martin (a type of imitation lacquer). A button serves to open the hinged lid. Four panels made of verni...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Gold

Gold Panel and Vernis Martin Writing Case, French Craftsmanship, Louis XV
Gold Panel and Vernis Martin Writing Case, French Craftsmanship, Louis XV

Gold Panel and Vernis Martin Writing Case, French Craftsmanship, Louis XV

$18,363
Marble Statuette of Cybele Enthroned, Roman Empire, circa 3rd Century A.D.
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Statuette of Cybele Enthroned Roman Empire, circa 3rd Century A.D. Measurements: 21.5 × 14 × 9 cm. A finely carved marble statuette depicting the goddess Cybele, e...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Marble Statuette of Cybele Enthroned, Roman Empire, circa 3rd Century A.D.
Marble Statuette of Cybele Enthroned, Roman Empire, circa 3rd Century A.D.

Marble Statuette of Cybele Enthroned, Roman Empire, circa 3rd Century A.D.

$8,693
Lepine Paris Very Rare Enameled Objet d Art Watch
Located in Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Objet d'art watch in the shape of an egg. It has romantic scenes in enamel on cooper with a gilt brass fusee movement and round baluster pillars. This piece ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Base Metal, Copper, Enamel

Lepine Paris Very Rare Enameled Objet d Art Watch
Lepine Paris Very Rare Enameled Objet d Art Watch

Lepine Paris Very Rare Enameled Objet d Art Watch

$12,000
XVIIIc AquaForte Print "Chiesa di San Marco", Rome signed by Agapito Franzetti
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
XVIII century (circa 1790) AquaForte (etching) Print "Chiesa di San Marco" (San Marco Church in Rome) Signed by Agapito Franzetti Measurements (including frame): 31cm x 30cm Meas...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

XVIIIc AquaForte Print "Chiesa di San Marco", Rome signed by Agapito Franzetti
XVIIIc AquaForte Print "Chiesa di San Marco", Rome signed by Agapito Franzetti

XVIIIc AquaForte Print "Chiesa di San Marco", Rome signed by Agapito Franzetti

$418
Antique Empire Quizzing Glass Forged Iron Polished Cut Steel
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Iron quizzing glass was crated towards the end of the eighteenth century in France. The large round split ring indicates that it was to be worn on a chain. Thirty two round stee...
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French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Cut Steel

Antique Empire Quizzing Glass Forged Iron Polished Cut Steel
Antique Empire Quizzing Glass Forged Iron Polished Cut Steel

Antique Empire Quizzing Glass Forged Iron Polished Cut Steel

$870
Two Kneeling Angels Supporting the Cross. Southern Netherlands, circa 1500–1520.
Located in London, GB
Two Kneeling Angels Supporting the Cross. Southern Netherlands, circa 1500–1520. Walnut with traces of original polychromy. Measurements: 37 × 32 × 14 cm (excluding old stepped re...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Two Kneeling Angels Supporting the Cross. Southern Netherlands, circa 1500–1520.
Two Kneeling Angels Supporting the Cross. Southern Netherlands, circa 1500–1520.

Two Kneeling Angels Supporting the Cross. Southern Netherlands, circa 1500–1520.

$12,170
Merovingian Buckle and Trapezoidal Plate. Northern Gaul, circa 600–630 AD.
Located in London, GB
Merovingian Buckle and Trapezoidal Plate with Five Bosses Northern Gaul, circa 600–630 AD Measurements: 13.1 × 6.5 cm. Material: Cast copper-alloy with tinned “false silver” surf...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Merovingian Buckle and Trapezoidal Plate. Northern Gaul, circa 600–630 AD.
Merovingian Buckle and Trapezoidal Plate. Northern Gaul, circa 600–630 AD.

Merovingian Buckle and Trapezoidal Plate. Northern Gaul, circa 600–630 AD.

$4,500
Gold Vinaigrette with Pearls and Enamel, Late 18th Century Swiss Work
Located in Paris, FR
Diamond-shaped vinaigrette with enameled gold and bordered with pearls. The hinged lid is decorated with four winged cupid heads floating in the clouds. The sides of the lid are embe...
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Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Pearl, Gold, Enamel

Gold Vinaigrette with Pearls and Enamel, Late 18th Century Swiss Work
Gold Vinaigrette with Pearls and Enamel, Late 18th Century Swiss Work

Gold Vinaigrette with Pearls and Enamel, Late 18th Century Swiss Work

$29,215
Roman Marble Double Inkwell, 2nd–3rd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Double Inkwell. Roman Empire, 2nd–3rd century AD. Measurements 11 × 4.2 × 3.2 cm This compact double inkwell is carved from marble, its surface displaying a softly wo...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Roman Marble Double Inkwell, 2nd–3rd century AD.
Roman Marble Double Inkwell, 2nd–3rd century AD.

Roman Marble Double Inkwell, 2nd–3rd century AD.

$1,943
Silver Spice Container in the Form of a Poodle, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Silver Spice Container in the Form of a Poodle. 18th century. Measurements: 6.1 × 5.8 × 2.2 cm. Weight: 73 grams. A silver spice container in the form of a seated poodle, consi...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Silver Spice Container in the Form of a Poodle, 18th century.
Silver Spice Container in the Form of a Poodle, 18th century.

Silver Spice Container in the Form of a Poodle, 18th century.

$3,988
Antique Georgian Landscape Agate Claspfor Bracelet or Necklace 9 Karat Gold
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This unusual Georgian clasp is set with a landscape agate mounted in 9 karat gold. The clasp can be used for a bracelet or a necklace with up to 11 rows...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Agate, Gold, 9k Gold

Antique Georgian Landscape Agate Claspfor Bracelet or Necklace 9 Karat Gold
Antique Georgian Landscape Agate Claspfor Bracelet or Necklace 9 Karat Gold

Antique Georgian Landscape Agate Claspfor Bracelet or Necklace 9 Karat Gold

$2,981
Miniature a Gentleman, South German, circa 1680
Located in Firenze, IT
A gentleman in silver-studded armour, full bottomed powdered wig oil on copper, gilt-metal mounts ovals (72 mm.) high.
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Copper

Miniature a Gentleman, South German, circa 1680
Miniature a Gentleman, South German, circa 1680

Miniature a Gentleman, South German, circa 1680

$4,173
Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms. France, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
French Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms, Hunting Scenes, and Military Emblems. France, 18th century. Measurements: 7.3cm (2 3/4 in.) in length. This intricately carved roller ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms. France, 18th century.
Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms. France, 18th century.

Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms. France, 18th century.

$3,375
Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century. Measures 6.9 x 6.8 x 6.6cm. A substantial bezoar stone of rounded form, its surface displaying the characteristic gran...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.
Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.

Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.

$3,784
Pair of Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Tea Caddies by Francis Crump
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine matched pair of English 18th century tea caddies. In sterling silver. Marked for Francis Crump, London, and 1758. Having ce...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Tea Caddies by Francis Crump
Pair of Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Tea Caddies by Francis Crump

Pair of Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Tea Caddies by Francis Crump

$12,500 / set
Antique Late 18th Century Cameo of a Follower of Dyonisos or Bacchus Hardstone
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This fine hardstone cameo depicts a woman or men wearing a wreath of ivy. In Greek and Roman mythology the ivy wreath worn around head was the attribute of a followers of Dyonisos a...
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Italian Artist Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Quartz, Silver

Antique Late 18th Century Cameo of a Follower of Dyonisos or Bacchus Hardstone
Antique Late 18th Century Cameo of a Follower of Dyonisos or Bacchus Hardstone

Antique Late 18th Century Cameo of a Follower of Dyonisos or Bacchus Hardstone

$6,797
An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant. Etruria, circa 5th century B.C.
Located in London, GB
An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant. Etruria, circa 5th century B.C. Measurements 5.1 × 3.6 × 2.4 cm. 9cm high on its bronze display stand. Provenance Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s L...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant. Etruria, circa 5th century B.C.
An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant. Etruria, circa 5th century B.C.

An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant. Etruria, circa 5th century B.C.

$6,545
Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef. German, early 17th century
Located in London, GB
Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef German (Augsburg or Nuremberg), early 17th century, c. 1600–1630 Materials and technique Cast silver, parcel-gilt and enamelled...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef. German, early 17th century
Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef. German, early 17th century

Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef. German, early 17th century

$2,250
Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base.
Located in London, GB
Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base. Attributed to the workshop of Giovanni Battista Metellino (active Milan, d. circa 1724). Milan, late 17th cent...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base.
Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base.

Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base.

$33,750
Renaissance Bronze Lion. Germany or Italy, 16th century.
Located in London, GB
Renaissance Bronze Lion. Germany or Italy, 16th century. Measurements 8.5 × 7.2 × 3.5 cm Description A small bronze lion cast as a solid figure, t...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Renaissance Bronze Lion. Germany or Italy, 16th century.
Renaissance Bronze Lion. Germany or Italy, 16th century.

Renaissance Bronze Lion. Germany or Italy, 16th century.

$2,454
Marble and Brass Mounted Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Large Marble and Brass Mounted Cassolettes, Vases. It is topped with a cover terminating with a pine cone finial and a further collar of downward hanging overlapping leaves.The vas...
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Indian Early Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Brass

Marble and Brass Mounted Vase
Marble and Brass Mounted Vase

Marble and Brass Mounted Vase

$6,500
Antique 18th Century Button Cameo of a Young Man Shell Carving Silver
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This rare button features a shell cameo of a young man carved in antique manner. The cameo is mounted in a silver button.
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European George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Silver

Antique 18th Century Button Cameo of a Young Man Shell Carving Silver
Antique 18th Century Button Cameo of a Young Man Shell Carving Silver

Antique 18th Century Button Cameo of a Young Man Shell Carving Silver

$2,027
Antique Miniature Choice of Paris Watercolor Pendant Silver Gilt Gold
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This charming miniature has been painted in the last quarter of the 18th century. The painting shows a scene from Greek mythology. Paris is sitting in a garden with a shepherd's staff. He is placing an apple on the top of a column which carries the inscription ' à la plus belle ' ( for the most beautiful). Paris has to decide which of the three goddesses...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Gold, Silver

Antique Miniature Choice of Paris Watercolor Pendant Silver Gilt Gold
Antique Miniature Choice of Paris Watercolor Pendant Silver Gilt Gold

Antique Miniature Choice of Paris Watercolor Pendant Silver Gilt Gold

$1,073
Gilt-Bronze Group Depicting an Act of Almsgiving. England, early 12th century
Located in London, GB
Gilt-Bronze Group Possibly Depicting an Act of Almsgiving England, early 12th century Measurements 4.2 × 2.8 × 1.7 cm Material Fire-gilt bronze This rare Romanesque figural g...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Gilt-Bronze Group Depicting an Act of Almsgiving. England, early 12th century
Gilt-Bronze Group Depicting an Act of Almsgiving. England, early 12th century

Gilt-Bronze Group Depicting an Act of Almsgiving. England, early 12th century

$17,386
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass by German Beringer
Located in Firenze, IT
With hinged gnomon, hour ring and latitude arc, silvered compass rose with two inset bubble levels, raised on three levelling screws, in velvet lined and shaped leather covered case,...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass by German Beringer
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass by German Beringer

Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass by German Beringer

$2,981
A Brass Equinoctial Dial French 1780ca
Located in Firenze, IT
With hinged gnomon, hour ring and latitude arc, silvered compass rose with two inset bubble levels, raised on three levelling screws, in velvet lined and shaped leather covered case,...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Brass

A Brass Equinoctial Dial French 1780ca
A Brass Equinoctial Dial French 1780ca

A Brass Equinoctial Dial French 1780ca

$2,981
Iron Germany Early 1700s Hourglass
Located in Firenze, IT
The hourglass cage displays hexagonal bases. Six smooth iron columns complete the cage. Inside the glass bulbs joined in the center by a ring of fabric and rope. Germany, early 1700s.
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Iron Germany Early 1700s Hourglass
Iron Germany Early 1700s Hourglass

Iron Germany Early 1700s Hourglass

$4,173
Chalcedony Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian. Italy, 17th–18th century
Located in London, GB
Chalcedony and Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian. Italy, 17th–18th century. Measurements Height overall: 11 cm Height of bust: 5 cm Height of chalcedony head: 2.6 cm Descr...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Chalcedony Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian. Italy, 17th–18th century
Chalcedony Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian. Italy, 17th–18th century

Chalcedony Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian. Italy, 17th–18th century

$7,465
An Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock First Quarter 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Very nice high quality French Empire clock, showing a Cupid holding two flag. The opaline dial with Roman and Arabic numbers. The watch is signed by Eugene Bornand Height 19in (48cm)
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Brass

An Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock First Quarter 19th Century
An Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock First Quarter 19th Century

An Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock First Quarter 19th Century

$6,558
Solar brass Dial Gilt Johan Schrettegger Augsburg Germany XVIII
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: XVIII century. Provenance: Germany, signed Johan Schrettegger Augsburg. Dimensions: 5 cm x 5 cm / étui 5,7 cm x 6 cm. Horizontal sundial finely carved gilded brass, signed...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Brass

Solar brass Dial Gilt Johan Schrettegger Augsburg Germany XVIII
Solar brass Dial Gilt Johan Schrettegger Augsburg Germany XVIII

Solar brass Dial Gilt Johan Schrettegger Augsburg Germany XVIII

$4,173
Nuestra Senora de las Marravillas 1656 8 reales coin EXTREMELY RARE
Located in Jupiter, FL
What an amazing piece of history, a real coin certified, will come with documents and beautiful packaging. Please looks at all photos and the certificate which has all the informatio...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Silver

Nuestra Senora de las Marravillas 1656 8 reales coin EXTREMELY RARE
Nuestra Senora de las Marravillas 1656 8 reales coin EXTREMELY RARE

Nuestra Senora de las Marravillas 1656 8 reales coin EXTREMELY RARE

$3,750 Sale Price
25% Off
925 Silver Cigar Piercer – Handcrafted Cobra Head Design in Bronze and Silver
Located in Hartman, AR
Striking and symbolic, this artisan-made cigar piercer features a sculptural cobra head, masterfully cast in bronze. The cobra—a symbol of power, transformation, and wisdom—lends thi...
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Art Nouveau Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Pearl, Silver, Bronze

925 Silver Cigar Piercer – Handcrafted Cobra Head Design in Bronze and Silver
925 Silver Cigar Piercer – Handcrafted Cobra Head Design in Bronze and Silver

925 Silver Cigar Piercer – Handcrafted Cobra Head Design in Bronze and Silver

$520 / item
1st Empire Watch Holder In Gilded Wood With Gold Leaf
Located in Vannes, FR
Discover an exceptional collector's item: this gold-leafed wooden timepiece holder, a true treasure dating back to the 1st Empire. Combining elegance and history, it stands out for i...
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French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Gold

1st Empire Watch Holder In Gilded Wood With Gold Leaf
1st Empire Watch Holder In Gilded Wood With Gold Leaf

1st Empire Watch Holder In Gilded Wood With Gold Leaf

$1,430 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique George II Silver Wall Pocket
Located in London, GB
Antique Sterling Silver George II - Dated 1733, Chester England Wall pocket with Rococo floral design
Category

British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Silver

Antique George II Silver Wall Pocket
Antique George II Silver Wall Pocket

Antique George II Silver Wall Pocket

$1,150 Sale Price
24% Off
Coral Sculpture of Venus or Flora
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A coral sculpture of Venus with two putti: one in her arms, the other in her lap, and holding a cornucopia. Sciacca, Italy, 17th century. Additiona...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Coral

Coral Sculpture of Venus or Flora
Coral Sculpture of Venus or Flora

Coral Sculpture of Venus or Flora

$8,227
Antique Georgian Handpainted Miniature Portrait
Located in Montreal, QC
Antique 18th-century handpainted miniature portrait of a young lady in a solid silver frame surrounded by square, rectangular and old mine cut crystals (one is missing or broken). Th...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Antique Georgian Handpainted Miniature Portrait
Antique Georgian Handpainted Miniature Portrait

Antique Georgian Handpainted Miniature Portrait

$2,500
Dubini Ancient Silver Lion Coin Dynasts of Lykia AR Third Stater
By DUBINI
Located in London, GB
COIN DETAILS Dynasts of Lykia, Trbbenimi AR Third Stater. Circa 390-370 B.C. Obverse: Facing lion's scalp; triskeles below Reverse: Triskeles, TPBB NEME around; all within shallow i...
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Unknown Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

Other, Silver

Dubini Ancient Silver Lion Coin Dynasts of Lykia AR Third Stater
Dubini Ancient Silver Lion Coin Dynasts of Lykia AR Third Stater

Dubini Ancient Silver Lion Coin Dynasts of Lykia AR Third Stater

Price Upon Request

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