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Item Ships From: Louisiana
18th Century Portuguese Altar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exquisite work of 18th century Portuguese craftsmanship, this carved, painted, and gilded wood tabletop altar-niche would have been used to stage religious artifacts or statuary f...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
18th Century Portuguese Altar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic oratory or tabletop altar from 18th century Portugal, made of carved, painted, and gilded wood taking the form of a small cabinet (where religious statuary would be displ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Portuguese 18th Century Christ Painting from a Church
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Portuguese 18th century assemblage painting of Christ, likely an architectural fragment or retablo that would have hung in a church. Constructed of thick, wood panels the central vig...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Vintage Bible Illustrated by Endre Balint 1966
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Vintage (circa 1966) La Sainte Bible illustrated by Hungarian artist, Endre Balint with text in French. This special collaboration combined the research and translation from École Bi...
Category
20th Century French Modern Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
French 19th Century Gilt
Painted Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous French 19th century painted and gold gilt barometer with thermometer. The elegantly carved giltwood surrounding the French gray-painted case is in a rococo and laurel leaf...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold
French 19th Century Glass Dome with Brass Decoration
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Popular in the 19th century, domed glass displays offered protection for portico clocks and flora & fauna specimens without compromising visibility. Inside this cloche is an oval eas...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
French 19th Century Culinary Scale from Lyon
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large kitchen / culinary scale made in Lyon, France, circa 1880. This wonderful antique instrument was used to measure various ingredients and product...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Marriage Dome on Stand
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 19th century handcrafted bridal, wedding, or marriage dome on stand. The uniquely 19th century (Victorian period) tradition of a “globe de Mariée” involved a glass cloche or d...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Victorian Jockey Scale
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jockey Scale
Late 19th Century
This Victorian jockey scale is an iconic piece of horse racing history. These handsome scales were used at the tracks to determine the jockey’s weight...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$34,500
Antique English Victorian "W
T Avery" Mahogany
Brass Scale, Circa 1870-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian "W & T Avery" Mahogany and Brass Scale, Circa 1870-1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Walnut
Oak Church Railing
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This stunning antique architectural piece is a conversation starter in any space! Originally it would have served as an altar rail at the front of a church....
Category
20th Century French Other Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Antique American Sterling Silver and Warthog Tusk Cigar Cutter, Circa 1920-1930.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American sterling silver and warthog tusk cigar cutter, circa 1920-1930.
Category
Early 20th Century American Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
French 19th Century Painted Gilt Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 19th century Louis XVI style painted and parcel gold-gilt barometer and thermometer. It is a recognizable ‘banjo’ shaped scientific instrument with all the carved details in g...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Antique American "Bausch
Lomb" Compound Monocular Microscope, Circa 1890-1910.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American "Bausch & Lomb" Microscope in Compound Monocular Design, Circa 1890-1910.
Rochester, NY
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Solid Brass Adjustable Bible Stand
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large decorative brass Bible stand from a Catholic church, 19th century. This versatile antique book stand has the ability to lay flat or to be use...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique American Shadowbox Diorama of Two Pheasants, Signed Herman Grieb 1922.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American Shadowbox Diorama of Two Taxidermy Pheasants on a Painted Landscape Background, Signed "Herman Grieb, Buffalo 1922."
Herman Grieb (American, 1867-1928) Naturalist an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Feathers
Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890
s.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890-1900.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
19th-Century French Floor Safe
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Floor Safe
Magaud de Charf
Circa 1830
A marvel of mechanical ingenuity and exceptional craftsmanship, this fully functioning French hobnail safe represents one of the most se...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$124,500
Estate Taxidermy Bison "Buffalo" Head.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large Estate Taxidermy Bison "Buffalo" Head.
Category
20th Century Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn, Fur
Antique French Carved Wood "Prie Dieu" Prayer Chair, Circa 1850-1870.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Carved Wood "Prie Dieu" Prayer Chair, Circa 1850-1870. Acquired from an old Louisiana home.
Kneeling Seat Height: 12 1/2 inches
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Set of 30 Books on Goethe
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous collection of thirty (30) volumes by German playwright and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, printed in 1922. This set of Goethe’s Werkes is clothbound with gold lettering,...
Category
20th Century German Other Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$585 / set
French 19th Century Culinary Scale
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French counter or grocer’s scale with two brass trays mounted on a white marble top. This wonderful antique instrument was used to measure various ingredients and prod...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 18th Century Double Sided Lectern
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 18th century iron lectern from France, intended to be used on the altar to display a large Bible during mass that the priest would read from. This is an instant conversati...
Category
18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Culinary Scale
By Trussant
Cie
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An antique French counter or grocer scale in ebonized hardwood and mahogany inlay with white marble top, circa 1880. The scale is made of hardwo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Copper
Pair Antique English Sheffield Silver Mounted Trophy Horns, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique English Sheffield Silver Mounted Trophy Horns, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Leitz Brass Compound Microscope
By E. Leitz
Located in New Orleans, LA
Brass Compound Microscope in Case
Ernst Leitz
Dated 1897
This rare late 19th-century compound microscope was crafted by the renowned optical firm Ernst Leitz GmbH of Wetzlar, German...
Category
19th Century Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Optical Glass, Wood
Antique English "Broadhurst Clarkson
Co." Telescope on Stand, Circa 1910-1920.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English "Broadhurst Clarkson & Co." Telescope on Stand, Circa 1910-1920.
72" High as shown in the photographs.
Category
Early 20th Century English Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique English Coromandel Fitted Traveler
s Box Compendium, Circa 1850-1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Coromandel wood fitted traveler's box Compendium, Circa 1850-1860. Made by J.T. Needs, Late Bramah: Purveyor to Her Majesty, Prince Albert & the Royal Family.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Silver
French 19th Century Raised Embroidery of Madonna
Child
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive work of textile art, this French 19th century raised gold embroidery of the Madonna & Child resembles liturgical vestments such as a cope or chasuble that a member of t...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Thread, Wood
Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Tetsusabiji Uchidashi Gomai Dou Gusoku (Five-Plate Russet Iron Embossed Cuirass Armor), crafted in the 18th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai arm...
Category
18th Century Asian Edo Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Iron
$188,500
Mermod Fréres Station Cylinder Music Box
By Mermod Frères 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally wonderful and rare automaton cylinder musical box by the Mermod Fréres firm of Sainte-Croix, Switzerland is a marvel of musical crafts...
Category
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel
Co
Located in New Orleans, LA
An essential tool in the creation and finishing of furniture, this 19th-century English ornamental lathe is an object of beauty in and of itself. The extraordinary machine...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Polyphon Autochange Disk Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
As exceptionally scarce as it is fascinating, this autochange disk player by the Polyphon Musikwerke in Leipzig, Germany can change between six disks and play with the incredibly rare addition of bells that accompany the music. Before a coin is dropped into the slot, slide the brass indicator until it points to the desired music selection, insert a penny, and the chosen song will play automatically. An extremely limited number of these automatic disk changers were ever created, and even fewer have survived in such outstanding condition.
Standing over seven feet tall, this particular model boasts a magnificent walnut case with handsome burl panels on its original, matching storage cabinet. A true technical marvel for its day, Polyphon’s automatic disk changer symbolizes pure ingenuity and superlative craftsmanship. This antique player...
Category
Late 19th Century German Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare French nécessaire de voyage is almost certainly the work of the highly respected Parisian manufacturer Pierre-Dominique ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Silver
$78,500
Framed Painting of St. Francis of Assisi
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful depiction of St. Francis of Assisi kneeling before a vision of a crucified Jesus Christ. A slim wood frame supports the oil on canvas pai...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
Scientifically advanced and exquisitely crafted, this rare 19th-century gold and enamel Swiss telescope is an item of exceptional luxury. The Swiss cre...
Category
19th Century European Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Chilean Huaso Spurs
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and authentic pair of Chilean spurs is stunning to behold. Traditionally worn by huasos, or Chilean cowboys, these silvered steel spurs, or esp...
Category
19th Century Chilean Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B Music Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B music cabinet is among the rarest and most advanced automatic music players of its time. The remarkable machine, crafted by renowned Leipzig firm of Ludwig Hupfeld, is one of the most mechanically complex music players ever made, boasting three self-playing violins accompanied by a self-playing piano. Once made in the 1000s to entertain patrons of upscale hotels, restaurants, and cafes, these extraordinary machines...
Category
20th Century German Other Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
WWI Trench Art Book
Located in New Orleans, LA
WWI Trench Art Book
Created by German and Austro-Hungarian Soldiers
Circa 1914-1918
This rare collection of seventy-four trench art postcards offers a historic and remarkably intima...
Category
20th Century Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
$48,500
Arburo Orchestrion Organ By Bursens And Roels
By Arburo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Once a fixture in bustling dance halls, cafés and fairgrounds throughout Belgium and the Netherlands in early to mid-20th century, this incredibly rare, early Orchestrion organ is a masterpiece of automated music. Crafted by the Arburo firm run by Arthur Bursens and Gustav Roels, this mechanical marvel is essentially an entire band set within an elegantly constructed Art Deco cabinet. No two Orchestrions were ever created alike and each was made-to-order, one at a time. Each was crafted entirely by hand, even down to the paper music rolls...
Category
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewelry display cabinet...
Category
19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
French Vintage Massive Culinary Scale
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This massive culinary or produce scale from Lyon, France is the perfect antique accessory to elevate any kitchen. The base is made of solid waxed pine wi...
Category
19th Century French Rustic Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Iron
Vacheron Constantin Chronometer
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally rare and important precision chronometer, or deck watch, was crafted by the famed Vacheron Constantin. One of the most accurate instrumen...
Category
20th Century Swiss Other Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Swiss Music Box, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Swiss Music Box circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 13 18th/19th Century French Leather Bound Books
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely of antique leather bound books. They range in size from 8X10X2 (4) to 5X7X1 (8)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Joe DiMaggio
s Presentation Desk Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
From the personal collection of the legendary Joe DiMaggio, this incredible vintage desk clock was presented to the Yankee Clipper by Harrah's for his par...
Category
20th Century Swiss Other Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Embossed Copper and Brass Gun Powder Flask
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century Embossed Copper and Brass Gun Powder Flask.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
18th-Century Tabletop Italian Diamond Front Iron Safe
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian Tabletop Diamond Front Iron Safe
18th century
This remarkable 18th-century tabletop safe represents an exceptional fusion of security innovation and decorative metalwork. Co...
Category
18th Century Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Pair of Early 20th Century Gardening Books
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
One need not have a green thumb to appreciate the beautiful floral illustrations within this two-volume set of Amateur Gardening newsletters from 1907. Published in England from the ...
Category
20th Century English Other Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th c. Giltwood Barometer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved and Giltwood Louis XVI Style Barometer
Category
19th Century French Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
Musical Jewelry and Sewing Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming musical jewelry and sewing box is a work of sublime artistry. Almost certainly German or Austrian in origin and crafted of deep, ebonized...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone
French Pair of 19th Century Altar Torches
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This towering pair of French 19th century altar torches are made from sturdy wood and metal. Raised gilt brass ornamentation of cherubs and the initials IHS, a Christogram to symbolize the name of Jesus, grace the top of the polished brass diffusers. At one time these would have been lit by fire, now they have been cleaned and rewired to US electrical standards with UL listed parts to function as wall sconces. The torches are essentially two distinct halves: reeded brass columns of the upper body attach to the wooden post...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$2,995 / set
French 19th Century Brass Altar Candlestick Lamp and Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An antique brass altar candlestick from 19th century France, that has been converted into an electrified lamp. This gorgeous fixture i...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Edo-period Orange-Laced Samurai Suit
Located in New Orleans, LA
For samurai warriors, the functionality of their armor was as vital as its striking beauty—both elements held equal importance. This orange-laced armor is one of the rarest and most stunning complete Edo-period samurai suits ever crafted, designed for a military leader to convey the gravity of his power and warrior spirit at a single glance.
This particularly rare armor...
Category
18th Century Asian Edo Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Iron
Regina Upright Music Box
By Regina Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
An extraordinary and rare coin-operated Regina Sublima upright music box crafted by the Regina music box company, one of the most recognized music bo...
Category
19th Century American Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
$38,500
Estate Taxidermy Moose Head
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large Estate Taxidermy Moose Head.
Category
20th Century Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Fur
Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful braided gold design, the two-compartment box features an exquisite oval agate key, which opens a recessed lock in the base of the box. Such a box would have been a prized possession and would have been able to fit neatly into a gentleman’s waistcoat pocket.
Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes...
Category
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
$34,500
Antique Early 19th Century Greek Original Icon with Presentation Info on Side
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique early 19th century Greek original icon painted and brass inlaid panel with presentation info on the side.
Category
Early 19th Century Greek Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
18th-Century French 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 sa...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional singing bird cylinder music box is a wonder of Austrian mechanical ingenuity. Not only does it play a selection of classical airs with remarkable tone and clarity, but its lush sound is accompanied by a colorful, singing bird automaton...
Category
19th Century Austrian Other Antique Louisiana - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Satinwood
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