Charming Louis XV Miniature Chest of Drawers. Small child's chest of drawers or miniature chest of drawers in blond oak. Very amusing due to its quite charming proportions. It has two drawers on the f[...]
A boxwood tobacco grater with a dot-engraved military trophies with the coat of arms of the French Kingdom with three fleurs-de-lis. The composition is completed at the bottom by the inscription “VIVE[...]
An unusual late 18th-century soft paste porcelain cane handle with mottled underglaze blue and white decoration, possibly Tournai or Arras.We have not found another example with this shape or decorati[...]
Lovely master chest of drawers in walnut. 18th century Louis XV period. This Alsatian chest of drawers is called (Busch chest of drawers) for its curved belly.
Rare Louis XV master's wardrobe from the end of the 18th century. We often come across master's chests of drawers or diminutives of chests of drawers, but master's wardrobes are much rarer. Our wardro[...]
A historical documentary treasure worthy of an Army Museum, a "unique curiosity" that this volume covered in smooth-spine vellum with the title "General-Isl Von Der Ganken Pruss. Army. Finely written,[...]
Map of the harbor of Brest and those of Bertheaume and Camaret, titled in a cartouche at the top left with the scale of the places, below, fleur-de-lis indicating the North. Original proof made around[...]
A fine copy of this famous 18th century book, the "Bible of the Gentleman Farmer", often consulted and therefore rare in this good condition for a work abundantly illustrated... 2 Large Volumes in 4, [...]
This rare map of ancient Greece depicts the region at the time of Agamemnon, Helen of Troy, and Homer. The map expands to show western Turkey. Decorated with an elaborate title cartouche symbolizing t[...]
Rare and beautiful engraved copy by Bernard Picart: A flat volume in blond glazed calf, spine with raised bands decorated with gilt irons in the compartments, garnet morocco title, covers with triple [...]
Beautiful complete series in 4 Volumes in 4, full calfskin spine with raised bands decorated with gilded irons in the boxes, titles and novels in ocher morocco, endpapers and marbled edges. Beautiful [...]
Very pretty boxwood tobacco grater, carved in low relief with the baptism of Christ in the lower part and the Holy Spirit in the upper part. Surrounded by borders, one with geometric decoration, the o[...]
Memoirs of Monsieur Dugay-Trouin. Lieutenant-General of the Naval Forces, Commander of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis. Published in Rouen in 1748. Contemporary binding with age-related we[...]
Rare model with articulated arms and toothed wheel. Complete with their buckles and tongues. Beautiful ironwork on the wheel support. Excellent condition! 18th century period, circa 1770. Dimensions 1[...]
Large manuscript entitled Advent Sermons. Circa 1750. 675 pages. Contemporary full calf binding, decorated spine with 5 raised bands, marbled edges, red morocco title label. Very well-written religiou[...]
Large manuscript entitled - Moral discourses for the times of the jubilee delivered in this church. 1753426 pages Full calf binding of the time, spine decorated with 5 ribs, marbled edges. About the w[...]
A posthumous writing by the talented "Aigle de Meaux" in 4 Vol. 12mo, full speckled calf, spine ribbed with gilt irons in the compartments, titles and volume numbers in red and black morocco, marbled [...]
Miniature chest of drawers in marquetry. With two drawers on the front. The top is decorated with veneered wood in a checkerboard pattern. Late 18th century. Width: 30 cm - Height: 23 cm - Depth: 18 c[...]
Map of Normandy (extending to Paris and Picardy in the East), in a very attractive little 18th-century carved and gilded wooden frame. Dimensions: height 12.8 cm - width 16.7 cm. Good overall conditio[...]
SleighCarved and polychrome lacquered wood, cast iron.XVIIIthLouis XV periodBeautiful sleigh in carved and polychrome lacquered wood with a Medicis lion figurehead, decorated with scrolls and foliage [...]
Superb pocket watch display, one of those fine thick watches, which were called "onion" under French Regence and Louis XV. Placed in the evening near bed, it served as a bedside clock. It is a lacewo[...]
The masterpiece of an unknown author. A poem happily discovered and brought to light with scholarly and researched remarks by Dr. Chrisotome Matanasius. Ninth edition in Lausanne by Marc-Mic Bousquet [...]
Presented in a beautiful 4to volume, full speckled glazed calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt irons in the boxes, tan morocco title, marbled guards, red edges: "Treatises on Prescriptions, the Alie[...]
wrought iron key about 10 cm long with a drilled shank, an S-shaped bit and a cross-shaped hole, the circular ring with a diameter of 3 cm is drilled in its center and bears the inscriptions "election[...]
Complete in two beautiful volumes in 12, full spotted calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt irons in the compartments, titles and volume numbers in tan morocco, covers framed with triple gilt fillets[...]
In their fresh state, these two volumes In 12, full calf, ribbed spine, gilt irons in the boxes, titles and volume numbers in Havana morocco, marbled guards, speckled edges, Ex-Libris library of Crépa[...]
Antique brass pocket sundial signed LTM for Ludovicus Theodatus Muller from the 18th century. Sold as is, central compass not original and modern. Dimensions: 5 x 5.5 cm Secure shipping possible
Glazed terracotta jug with 3 handles and a pouring spout with a rounded belly decorated with modeling applications. 18th century. State of conservation: Intact body with traces of use and various loss[...]
Exceptional work called "the Bible of Royaumont" by the Maistre de Sacy, illustrated and educational work through images, an idea of the Solitaire to spread the thought of the Old and New Testament fo[...]
Exceptional very LARGE OBLONG DISH in pewter with a scalloped edge and richly molded with shells and “rocaille” motifs. Hallmarked :“Hall Mark” type of Pierre Balthazar CHOCQUEEL received master aroun[...]
Passage for the Marseille vessel "L'Espérance", shipowners Diant Frères, captain Honoré Chauvet, between Fort St-Pierre and Fort St-Jean. Double sheet of paper, folio format. Printed part and woodcuts[...]
Rare and old polychrome wooden sailor's cross with carved motifs related to the Passion of Christ. With typical tool decoration and adorned with its stylized rooster in the simplest form. Probably obj[...]
Rare and precious Gl Duroc copy of the Royal Military School of Sorez stamped with the Arms of Languedoc, In8 format, full calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt irons, red morocco title, stamped wit[...]
Shipping is free for mainland France**************Pewter bowl with openwork console ears and a nippled lid with a daisy-shaped handle decorated in relief with fleurons and “à la Boulle” motifs. Contro[...]
In a large volume in 12. Contemporary binding in tinted calf, ribbed spine decorated with irons in the compartments, ochre morocco title, red edges. Printed in Paris, at the Veuve Etienne, rue Saint J[...]
Wrought iron weather vane, hammered and cut. The end is decorated with a wolf's head, open mouth revealing the teeth and curved tongue. Mane on the top of the head. 18th century period This weather va[...]
I would not praise the Maison Barbou, a famous 18th century publisher who printed and bound books with great care, notably the Auteurs Latinistes, whose quality of paper, typography, illustrations and[...]
18th century map, geographical map of the southern part of Champagne, with Troyes in the center and Dijon at the lower limit. In a 20th century frame under glass, gilded and lacquered rod, professiona[...]
A factitious collection in its contemporary binding, composed of three factums, all from 1765, concerning the Calas Affair, the most famous legal case of the 18th century in France. The Calas Affair w[...]
Complete in two volumes in 4, full speckled sheepskin, spine with raised bands decorated with irons in the compartments, ochre morocco title, gilt volume number, pinked edges, two-tone volume 1 title.[...]
Antique silk embroidery dating from the mid-18th century. Very beautiful decoration embroidered with silver thread depicting the arms of a marquis. Complete binding with both sides. 22cm x 16cm. Very [...]
Coffee grinder, model called hourglass, in wrought iron, with its crank with turned wooden handle probably original, and its complete fixing claw, topped with a heart-shaped piece on which is engraved[...]
Antique bronze MORTAR, with two handles bearing the coat of arms, inscription around the neck. In its original condition. Height 12.5 cm. Diameter 14.5 cm.
Set of five books on ancient literature, poetry, history. . Critical letters on the philosophical letters of Mr. De VOLTAIRE (1753). ORIGINAL EDITION - By Boullier and Beaumelle. Two important texts o[...]
Beautiful and sober strong volume in 4, full sheepskin spine with raised bands, red morocco title: "Dictionarium Universalee "Latino-Gallicum", ex omnibus Latinitatis Auroribus. Summa Diligentia Colle[...]
Beautiful 18th century herbarium in its 4to binding in ivory vellum, title page with a colored urn dated 1774; and bearing the ex-libris of Abram, Curé de Coursan. This pretty glossary of the plants o[...]
18th century money changer's box, including its small scale, nesting scales, other smaller plates in a reserve, and a nomenclature of the coins of the time to weigh This small object, an oblong box to[...]
Beautiful and interesting work in new condition "Collection of Various Works in Prose and Verse", by Father Br. of the Society of Jesus in Paris, at Jean-Baptiste Coignard, Printer to the King, rue Sa[...]
Interesting 18th century English or Dutch snuffbox. The box is in its original condition and in very good condition with a semi-precious stone, possibly imperial jasper.
MOITHEY (Maurille-Antoine) Historical map of the city and suburbs of Paris, its growth from Philippe Auguste to the reign of Louis XV. Paris, Moithey, 1774. In 24 sections mounted on canvas and folded[...]
Original Edition of the French translation, by Pierre-Prime-Félicien Le Tourneur. Remarkably illustrated with 4 beautiful engraved figures. Remarkable set of four volumes in 8vo, full decorated glazed[...]
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