the finely cut incised ornaments are reminiscent of works covered in gold leaf and used only as prestige objects to indicate the high rank and status of their owner Provenance: Zemanek Sale June 29, 2[...]
Statue NKISI KONGO Style SOLONGO, CONGO height 42cm Legs outstretched on its square base, stiff torso, arms bent on the lower abdomen This sculpture is in all respects identical to that of the ARMAN c[...]
EROTIC VIEWER Rare small viewer containing a 35 mm cellulo film containing 40 erotic and pornographic photos. Several titles in German indicate the origin of this viewer with a subjective form dating [...]
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Large wrought iron journeyman ruler, 19th century
Probably originally from Russia, this large ruler is cut by big openwork tri-lobed crosses patterns[...]
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Big wrought iron pair of compasses, 18th century
This kind of compasses was used by stone masons or carpenters. This one shows a fleur-de-lys decorat[...]
Rare painting made of hair in the 19th century, signed lower right "Pichet", in its original frame. We note gaps and traces of time. Shipping by colissimo with insurance 15€ for France, 25€ for abroad[...]
19th century table incense burner in brass, originating from the Caucasus and more probably from Armenia or Géorgia.
This beautiful object is on a scalloped pedestal, as a reminder of the top and its[...]
DIEPPE CHESS SET NAPOLEON I Exceptional ivory chess set from Dieppe early 19th century. The red king represents NAPOLEON I with pawns representing the grunts of the Empire. Note that the red bishops a[...]
Beautiful set in its own juice of a batch of nine hunting button dies.
Manufacture signed on two dies: Vte DE SALABERRY.
Two dies present a double heraldic coat of arms to be identified.
The othe[...]
Hagenauer
Wooden sculpture representing "an African woman's head" with its "Massaï" type necklace and a hairstyle made of vegetable fibres.
Height 25 cm, width 10 cm, depth 8 cm.
Marked on the bac[...]
Pair of 19th century copper dish warmers. We had them polished. Perfect as a pair for a table decoration. Pair of copper dish warmers. They rest on three ball feet. The tray is removable and allows yo[...]
Hearth pan, 18th century Brass tripod pan, straight legs. A particularity of the bell founders of Franche-Comté who used the surplus bronze when casting monumental bells to make what is also called ap[...]
Very rare SONGUE janiform stool from Congo measuring 40cm high for a maximum length of 36cm Bicole, enhanced with Kaolin, patina of use and old wear, the wood is very hard and dense This type of stool[...]
New Christmases on Old Christmas carols by Father Pellegrin
In one volume, written in French
New Edition, First volume A Paris 1735
Full leather binding, side with 5 gilded bands
Note: the covers [...]
Pharmacy bottles from the Napoleon III period, In blue tinted glass and sheet metal caps, the labels are painted, in the shape of a cartridge with a highlight of a golden net, various sizes, €75 each [...]
Rare chaise à porteurs d’époque Louis XVI, aux armoiries et monogramme de son propriétaire, surmontés d’une couronne de marquis. Les panneaux en bois brun sont richement décorés de rinceaux et de guir[...]
Village or household protection statue representing a crouching figure, hands joined in a traditional posture. The stone is covered with a thick ancient patina of libations and smoke.
These protectiv[...]
Epreuve originale de Cassini réalisée en 1759. Editée chez Dezauche en 1780.
Entoilées d’époque et montées en 21 sections.
Beaux coloris anciens.
Très bon état.
Format feuille : 92 x 59 cm.
Forma[...]
War club called "sternum drill". Red wooden club with a circular end ending in a point. The handle is covered with a padding of hair. Beautiful patina of use.
Pentecost Island, Vanuatu
Sold with a c[...]
Charming Art Nouveau vase overflowing with invention, inspired by Japonism, copper, bronze and brass, a trompe l'oeil basket vase, it is an old torn and abandoned bag, on which pretty climbing plants [...]
HOMER - The Iliad and the Odyssey. Paris, Editions de l'Odéon and Editions André Vial, circa 1970; in-4, around 1000 pp., full red calfskin binding, spine decorated with 4 raised bands, cover stamped [...]
Very beautiful ritual oil lamp in engraved bronze originating from Nepal.
The lamp is seven-light and of high-quality bronze.
The eight-faceted shaft is engraved with plant interlacing.
The set is [...]
Large coral called "Deer Horn" in good general condition. There are a few gaps in places.
Weight - 1,681Kg
It is a species of arborescent acropore, forming tangles of large pointed stems more or les[...]
Beautiful and rare sailor's or pirate's cane in whalebone (9 segments) with polychrome engraved decoration of 2 dragons chasing the sacred pearl. Top of the cane, end and pommel in buffalo horn. Very [...]
Important ceremonial chieftaincy drum in wood and beautiful brown patina resulting from its natural use during many animist ceremonies in situ. height 120cm for a maximum width of 24cm sculpted in a h[...]
Ritual cup of divination and or medicine in a round shape with a wide rim engraved with triangles it is placed on the back of a bird with striated wings Lack at the base and cup split by time Two supp[...]
Pretty historical mold, tin crown with beautiful fluting, offering a suspension ring; riveted on top of a copper plaque embossed in high relief showing a heraldic eagle with outstretched wings.
Perio[...]
Very large old polychrome KUYU statue from Congo height 109 cm Carved and colored hardwood Male statue arms pressed against the bust The head surmounted by a bird on hair drawn tribal scarifications o[...]
Incredible carved wooden stirrup, of good quality, hardwood with superb patina, monoxyle.
Of elaborate shape, attractively carved, posing, (when posed) on 6 feet, two side uprights with buttresses ar[...]
Rare model of a silver child's necklace, Miao ethnic group, China.
Very good condition of the jewel, a link formerly open.
Provenance: Philippe Fatin Collection, Bordeaux.
Trombone Antoine COURTOIS with its box; The top of the pavilion is decorated all around with flowers, carving of very good quality; bearing the inscription "souvenir Antoine Courtois, patented, factor[...]
Clear chamber* for drawing in brass, signed "Maison de l'Ingénieur Chevallier** Opticien, Place du Pont-Neuf 15 Paris", in its original box, from around 1830, first half of the 19th century. This clea[...]
Former COCO FESSE (or coco de mer) base.
Lodoicea maldivica: ancient seed from a palm species endemic to the Seychelles.
XIXth century.
Dimensions:
Height: 49 cm base.
Height of the seed alone: 2[...]
Découpée en 16 feuillets encollés sur une toile repliable pour faciliter sa consultation en voyage.
Le feuillet 152 de la carte correspond au nord de la Provence et au sud du Dauphiné. Il s'agit préc[...]
Ewer, "Ibrik", in chiseled yellow copper, with fleurons, epigraphic decorations, calligraphic cartouches, in very good condition placed on its basin and its grid.
Beautiful bronze handle cast in Esse[...]
Remarkable pair of Soliflore vases, oversized cones ending in a cut-out corolla, from green Bristol crystal, cut with flat ribs and grains of rice, firmly set in their heavy bronze bases with a square[...]
LE SORCERIER DU XIXEME CENTURY 1840 RARE ANCIENT GAME OF DIVINATION FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE 19th CENTURY ALLOWING THANKS TO LISTS OF PROPOSED NAMES AND THANKS TO A SECRET CALCULATION TO FIND AMONG THEM[...]
LIBERATION GAME 1944 Rare wooden game on the liberation of Europe. The swastika in the center and representing Berlin is surrounded by the 4 Russian, American, English and French armies. A route passi[...]
Directory by Paul Lacroix 1884. Volume in 4, spine with raised bands 1/2 shagreen with corners. golden top edge, book illustrated with ten chromolithographs and 410 woodcuts. Publisher: Firmin Didot &[...]
Trebuchet from the House "Poulenc frères in Paris" Glazed mahogany frame on all sides Black marble weighing tray A drawer in front Dimension H 53 cm W 45 cm D 25 cm XX century
17th/18th century painter's pestle in blue stone with a rich patina and traces of old paint This kind of pestle was used by painters to grind pigments Height 19.5 cm, diameter 11.5 cm, weight 3010 gra[...]
Amusing saucy pendant representing an erotic scene. Popular Art late 19th century early 20th century. Small mechanism that can be activated by the foot of one of the two subjects. Ideal for a cabinet [...]
Old cane with knob representing a dog's head in carved wood, glass eyes, silver ring. Oak or ash wood shaft? with two eyelets for the passage of the strap. Nickel silver ferrule. Rod length 86 cm. Fro[...]
Beautiful ball, blown enamelled opaline glass, of good size, mounted on a turned blackened wooden foot from the same period.
Ball is fixed on base by screwing and holds correctly.
Popular edition of[...]
Amsterdam, Chez Veuve Schippers et Weststein, 1681.
1 fort volume petit in-folio (32,5 x 21 cm), plein veau fauve du 18ème siècle, dos à nerfs,
pièce de titre rouge, fines craquelures au dos, plats [...]
Beautiful finely engraved graphometer decorated with foliage and interlacing. Unusual signature of Godelar in Paris. C 1750 Compass finely engraved with the fleur-de-lis and comprising eight cardinal [...]
Baby's diary kept by mother Bernard Grasset publisher, Paris, 1914 Friezes and prints by Marie-Madeleine Franc-Nohain octavo volume Italian style (158 x 175 mm) unpaginated. Interior in perfect condit[...]
Kneeling goblet-bearer holding a potion receptacle in her hands with its lid in the shape of a hen, a child on her back and one resting on each arm. Remains of polychromy, wear and patina of use, very[...]
Epreuve originale réalisée en 1804. Joseph Roux cartographe.
Coloris aquarelle.
Très bon état.
Format feuille : 22 x 17 cm.
Format gravure : 21,5 x 14,5 cm.
Original antique map of 1804
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