[BUFFON, STEWARD OF THE KING'S GARDEN (Georges-Louis LECLERC, count of), DAUBENTON GARDE & DEMONSTRATOR OF THE NATURAL HISTORY CABINET (Louis Jean-Marie)] - Natural, general and particular history wit[...]
Small equinoctial sundial in bronze, Engraved on the reverse: Elen Polf, Frankfür am Mayn, 50 Zurich, L Grätz. Good used condition, to be revised. 18th century period
Wrought iron dressmaker's tool mounted on a clamping screw to be held on the edge of a piece of furniture or the arm of a chair with a clamp in the center to hold the fabric, allowing the designer to [...]
Brass pipe lighter trimming on the tables of taverns once filled with embers for lighting clay pipes. Rare model from northern France "Les Flandres" With turned wooden handle and chiseled brass bowl, [...]
Quite rare to find, nice set of four 18e/19e century keys, ring with 2 Cs, nice widely turned base, hollow shank and openwork bit.
Dimensions: 3 keys, length 13 cm and one length 10 cm.
- We refus[...]
ARIOSTE (Ludovic) - Orlando furioso. Venezia, Presso Antonio Zatta, 1772; small folio, approx. 1000 pp., waiting cardboard, smooth spine. The 4 volumes. Real name Ludovico Ariosto, Ariosto is an Itali[...]
A papier-mâché statuette presenting man in redingote, made circa 1770-1790.
Period : circa 1770-1790
Height : 29 cm
Width : 14 cm
Depth : 9 cm
Condition : very good, walking stick missing, [...]
[ANONYMOUS] - Campaign of Holland, in MDCLXXII under the orders of the Duke of Luxembourg, containing the letters of this great captain, those of the Duke of Duras, of Messieurs de Chamilly, & other g[...]
Extremely rare map of Tonkin (written Tunquin) executed at the end of the 18th century by Canu, on laid paper. These are the very first maps of this region of the globe. Good general condition, paper [...]
THE ELECTRICAL EXPERIENCE circa 1770 Oil on canvas in grisaille representing a scene of putti having fun with an electrostatic machine from RAMSDEN (circa 1768) accompanied by a bottle of LEYDE. One o[...]
Pipe tobacco snuffbox, fairly flat, rectangular in shape with rounded angles, thick brass, tinned interior, hinge on one side. Astonishing decoration: it is a calendar for the year 1787 in Sweden, whi[...]
Small stove composed of a central hearth with a pierced bottom, a slightly hollow plate in below to collect the ashes resting on three feet forged in rounded and surmounted by three decorative shells;[...]
Auxerre ville remarquable du Duché de Bourgogne.
Epreuve originale gravée en 1720. Aveline dessinateur.
Beaux coloris anciens à aquarelle.
Très bon état.
Format feuille : 30,5x 20,5 cm.
Edition p[...]
Beautiful and important antique pipe in finely carved wood with the face of a bearded and mustached man grimacing, his mouth slightly ajar in a sarcastic grin.
This is a beautiful stove model of bea[...]
Histoire d’Angleterre et d’Amérique représentées par figures
A Paris, 1784 – 1800.
3 volumes in-4 (26,5 x 19,5 cm).
Pleine basane marbrée de l’époque, dos à nerfs, pièces de titre et de tomaison po[...]
History of Russia represented by figures. In Paris, 1797. 2 volumes in-4 (26.5 x 19.5 cm). Full marbled fawn sheepskin of the time, smooth spine, gold fillets and boxes, title piece, all gilt edges. V[...]
Old small travel map engraved on copper and watercolored, signed by Johann George Schreiber (1676-1750). - It folds up into a portfolio with embossed gold paper edges, and fits into its red paper case[...]
Lovely little truncated conical glass goblet from the 18th century, probably Norman or from the Loire Valley. In very good shape. Height: 6.8 cm Diameter: 6.5 cm / 4.5 cm Many other objects to discove[...]
Superb object, South Germany, (Augsburg or Nuremberg for export to Ottoman Empire), towards the end of the 18th century. The object is charming, and individually sized. Composed of 6 pieces of stamped[...]
First original version of the translation of Juvenal's Satires by Mr Dusaulx, former commissioner of the Gendarmerie, of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Belles Lettres of Nancy. In Paris, from the p[...]
La Généralité de Moulins où sont les élections de Moulins, Nevers, Château-Chinon, Ganat, Mont Luçon, Evaux et Guéret.
Epreuve originale réalisée vers 1720. Jaillot cartographe.
Limites colorées de [...]
On the ocean of the past, silence reigns but sometimes, like a bottle in the sea, floats a subliminal message: LEVELS; PROBLEM FOR A BOUGHON; N. GABORY MACHINIST PORTE SAINT ANTOINE N ° 74. PARIS. 178[...]
uneStoup in glazed earthenware, popular work at the end of the 18th century. Ovoid in shape, it consists of a receptacle in the lower part surmounted by a flatter part and drilled to hang it on the wa[...]
Small master's cabinet in satin marquetry and various veneer organic essences, opening with five drawers, vintage late eighteenth-early nineteenth centuries. This piece of furniture is in good conditi[...]
Bath heater, large full red copper container. Period XVIIIth The body of the heater is hermetically closed by a fitting cover. It has two angled side chimneys that start from the lower body and are al[...]
"ETRENNES MIGNONES CURIEUSES ET UTILES" 1775 With a folding map "in fine" of France and Paris and its region Paris, at Claude-Jacques-Charles Durand 1775 Epoque XVIIIth Good condition Only a few freck[...]
Charming pitcher orange-red glazed earthenware, burnt bread-colored glaze, approximately 20 centilitres, decoration in high relief with a ribbed leaf, two perched peacocks, handle in the shape of a do[...]
Two beautiful mother-of-pearl, each deeply engraved with a beautiful rider on prancing horse, Saint George ?, Another Saint rider defeats a janissary. We still see some traces of a fine original polyc[...]
Very beautiful telescope with reflection signed Navarre in Paris. C.1750 It is mounted on its original folding tripod foot. Both mirrors are in very good condition. Original tube cap. The small mirror[...]
Beautiful set of four 18th century wrought iron kitchen utensils. This assortment includes: 1 / a fork with two sharp tines, often used in the hearth to prick, grab a piece of bacon, meat etc; Length:[...]
Ivory tobacco rasp dating from the beginning of the 18th century.
Presence of a shell and a fruit basket in the upper part of the rasp.
In the centre is a man wearing a hat with a feather holdin[...]
Ivory tobacco rasp representing King Louis XV as a child on his accession to the throne of France at the age of 5. He is shown on his throne under a canopy, holding a sceptre.
Grater missing.
Co[...]
Pewter wine bottle in very good condition, period 18th century, monogrammed dechifers hallmark and dated 1755, German origin porbably Zittau saxony contact us for more information
Revolutionary period boxwood cane. Octagonal horn pommel inlaid with a silver plate, adorned with a lictor's bundle surmounted by a Phrygian cap surrounded by a "ribbon" bearing the motto "live free o[...]
Fountain in red copper and 18 th period brass strapping with its tank without the taps and the basin in the shape of a semi-circle. It is fully polished and varnished in its condition with a few small[...]
Rare fontaine ornée de têtes d'anges fondues en reliefs et d'une fleur gravé certainement début XVIII ÈME SIÈCLE
poinconage BOURGUEIL A LAMOTHE
quelques soudures de renfort d usage
Petite répar[...]
A finely carved wedding ivory tobacco rasp depicting a couple on a pilgrimage to Compostela.
At the top, a medallion with the coat of arms of France (three fleurs-de-lis in a wreath of leaves) und[...]
Universal equinoctial gilded dial by Nicolaus Rugendas (III), Augsburg ca. 1700-1720
Adjustable declination
Nikolaus Rugendas I. watchmaker, 1582-1658
Nikolaus Rugendas II. watchmaker, 1619-1695
[...]
Magnificent santons that feature the infant Jesus and his guardian angel, these two 18th century Neapolitan santons were recomposed in the 19th century and kept under a 19th century glass globe. The b[...]
18th century red copper daubiere with its cover, on the bottom mounted with a dovetail, wrought iron handle. (a small crack on the lid) Dimensions of the lid 31.7 cm by 20.7 cm and 39.5 cm with the ha[...]
Original steel engraving with a chisel and laid paper with watermark. Engraved by BELLIN Jacques Nicolas, (French -1703-1772). Cartographer and hydrographer. In 1721, he was appointed hydrographer of [...]
Carte originale gravée en 1771. Santini cartographe.
Limites colorées de l’époque.
Rousseur dans la marge de droite, loin de l’encadrement.
Très bon état.
Format feuille : 69 x 53 cm.
Format grav[...]
Iron key with sliding ring called "passe-partout"; the rod of a single piece of iron carries two bits of different types to open all the doors of the house and the heart-shaped ring has a cutout on ea[...]
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