Old Tutsi Basket Type Ibeseke/Igiseke - Rwanda / Burundi
Very rare / A superb piece of exceptional quality and aesthetics African basketwork
Late 19th / Early 20th century
Height: 31 cm
Perfect co[...]
Lerebours et Secretan - Simplified achromatic microscope - 1850 Very good example of a drum microscope named by its inventor Lerebours, "Simplified achromatic microscope". This model is signed "Lerebo[...]
A 19th century 'A1' patent double lever corkscrew by James Heeley & Sons, Birmingham, with simple wire helices and a residual bronze finish. Height 16.5cm
Corkscrew with mechanism, marked
The principle of a nut, or a fin, which no longer forms the handle of the corkscrew but is added to the thread.
Model invented by Philos Blake in the United States a[...]
Colossal and proud three-masted mahogany 19th century of the Mediterranean Sea, with an incredible presence, all sails in the wind, of high quality and built with precision, finesse of the hull assemb[...]
Beautiful large snuffbox, (16cm!) from fruitwood, hollowed-out monoxyl body is entirely engraved on outside, by friezes of geometric elements by tip of penknife, integrating two rosettes on top.
Flat[...]
Pair of solid bronze candlesticks, Indo-Persian.
The set is chiseled with flowers, The pyramidal base with three wide sides and three thinner ones.
For the three widest, they are each chiseled with [...]
Beautiful set of 3 works in hair under domed glass (1 frame with non-domed glass) and oval frame in blackened wood and brass. 2 with pansy decoration signifying the memory of a loved one, family. The [...]
Fleur De Lys Emblazoned Matrix Seal 19th Century Very beautiful 19th century piece that can be used as a wax seal, hot stamping Free shipping in mainland France
Exceptional replica in boiled cardboard of the famous statue of François HILBERT that he made to highlight his business. The man was in fact a "blacksmith of weapons" and ran an armory on the ground f[...]
Beautiful set of 3 hair works under domed glass and oval frame in blackened wood and brass. Sober decoration of thought signifying the memory of a loved one, of family, 2 of which are underlined with [...]
Composition of Naturalized Birds Under Globe - 19th Century - Wood and Glass
Magnificent naturalist composition from the 19th century (Napoleon III period), comprising 16 naturalized birds careful[...]
[RELIGIOUS] - VILLATE (Baron E.) - Prayer book of Mr. Baron E. Villatte. Sl, At the author's, around 1850; small in-4, 10 pages mounted on tabs, full brown Jansenist morocco binding, blank spine with [...]
Painting made in oil on stretched skin (tambourine - wooden hoop) representing a portrait of a woman. Lots of charm for this piece Note defects and wear
Meerschaum pipe representing a young naked African woman with earrings in a kneeling position holding a jar behind her back to carry water, placed on foliage.
Beautiful pipe worked in amber.
Cas[...]
Collectible cane with ivory handle depicting a hunter and his dogs.
Braided metal ring.
Malacca rush shaft. Horn ferrule.
Dimensions: lengths of 9.5 cm (handle) and 92.5 cm (cane).
Germany[...]
Clough "A Power Cone" corkscrew, USA, circa 1880 (unmarked). The twisted wire of the stem wraps around a finely turned rosewood handle, with a conical two-pillar frame and a simple wire helix.
Height[...]
Dante / Gustave Doré "Hell ... Paradise" 2 Volumes Hachette bd Saint Germain 1872 / MDCCCLXXII
French translation by Pier-Angelo Fiorentino accompanied by the text in Italian
Typography Lahure rue d[...]
Beautiful opium pipe decorated with finely carved corozo seeds with grotesque faces and Buddha all along the tube, plating of various alloys on the bowl. Beautiful old patina, reinforcement at the lev[...]
[RELIGIOUS] - ANONYMOUS - Wedding book. Sl, At the author's, around 1880; in-12, 28 pp., in sheets in an amateur's cardboard binding, (one lace on both originally). Very beautiful little book of hours[...]
Antiquae and Novae map of Italy published in London in 1825. Entirely canvassed in two parts, North and South, this map is bilingual. The ancient places are associated with Italian names in order to g[...]
Pair of silk paintings depicting the portrait of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie. Woven in Lyon on the Jacquard Loom, these two portraits are framed in the period and are in a beautiful state of fres[...]
Free shipping for mainland France**************BROC de chai called "de marchand de vin" in baluster shape in copper, with oblique foot and rectangular notch hemmed at the neck and semi-circular tubula[...]
Dog Collar Called Vreccale And Its Harness
Abruzzo region, Italy or Spain
Circa 1900
Diameter: 18 cm
Nail length: 5.5 cm
This vreccale, also known as an ‘anti-wolf collar’, consists of a wid[...]
An elegant antique Chinese Agate snuff bottle with silver mounts and moonstone cabochon stopper.
Period - 19th century
Condition - Good condition - minor faults to the underside.
Measureme[...]
Beautiful late 19th century wooden painted roller horse. It rests on its board with its original wheels (one heavily worm-eaten), with small modern rollers hidden underneath. The paint is period, with[...]
Curious little set of 19th century display cabinet living room furniture including a pair of chairs and a pedestal table Victorian period Good used condition
Antique cast bronze pendant, oil lamp in the shape of the graceful mythical figure of a peacock, a bird worshipped in India.
Hanging chain decorated with three peacocks, four rings and a hook in the [...]
PUJOULX (J.-B.) - The book of the second age, or amusing instructions on the natural history of animals. Paris, Chez Gide, Imprimerie de Guilleminet, 1805; in-8, 185 pp., paperback. A frontispiece and[...]
A large antique handmade leather snuff box in the form of a brogue shoe, good patina and the lid closes properly.
Period - 19th century
Condition - Good condition
Measurement - Height 7.3 [...]
Rare painted sheet metal sign from the end of the 19th century
Mrs. Aguitton, midwife in the 1st century
Restorations to be expected
Dimensions: 80 x 55 cm
Oh I think this spice box is from the 19th century... because the previous owners were also already centenarians... The photos clearly show the articulation of the thick lid, which hides the three spi[...]
Yak butter lamp engraved with floral motifs. The cup is slightly flared and pierced in its center, it is placed on a high foot with a leafy and stepped crown. An openwork ring connects these two parts[...]
Mid-19th century France This carved wooden razor case, imbued with simplicity and tenderness, immerses us in the intimate world of Haute-Savoie in the 19th century. Dated 1847, it bears the touching i[...]
Cigarette holder.
Decorated with pearly shells, gilded bronze mount and alabaster base.
half of the 19th century.
Good condition.
H: 20 cm and Diam. 9 cm.
Shipping costs are not included.
Instrument to be identified from an old watchmaker's stock. Cast iron hand vice, brass plate. The crank operates three wheels with notched teeth, a small slot allows a metal wire to slide, for the res[...]
Beautiful folk art armchair in solid wood, perhaps mulberry.
It bears the traces of its patina and wear from use over a long period.
Some bobeches on the backrest are missing, as well as a nail from[...]
Siphon coffee maker with balance, Gabet was the inventor in 1844. The coffee maker is composed of 2 containers placed side by side, one in glass for coffee and the other in ceramic for water. To obtai[...]
Japanese doll (gyoruri ningyo) Meiji period. Origin: Japan Material: fabrics, wood. Dimensions: 57 cm height x 27 cm width, face - 7cm height x 4.5 cm width. Period: Meiji (19th century). Condition: g[...]
Botanical Model of a Sweet Woodruff (Asperula odorata) by Robert Brendel.
Papier-mâché, wood.
Germany.
ca. 1880.
h. 13,8 in.
This botanical model of sweet woodruff, Asperula odorata, also named[...]
Paris through the centuries. National history of Paris and the Parisians from the founding of Lutetia to the present day." Work written on a new plan and approved by Henri Martin F. Roy publisher, Par[...]
Complete works of Abbé Proyart, original edition of 1819 in 17 volumes in 12mo format, illustrated with 8 portraits in frontispieces, Louis XVI, Stanislas I, Marie Leckzinska, the dauphin father of Lo[...]
Old watercolor dating from the end of the 19th century. Very beautiful erotic subject depicting a young illicit couple. Subject painted after the work of the painter Pierre Philippe Choffard (1731-180[...]
Circular wooden grain measure made using many wrought iron nails, numbered CB, and which can also be used as a small waste paper basket. Popular work from the 19th century. Dimensions: height 17 cm - [...]
This beautiful Kadjar pencil case, in hand-painted papier-mâché,
offers us a beautiful scene of a couple who seem to be Majnoun & Leila in a decor of flowers and interlacing, surrounded by roses, all[...]
Beehive carved from a hollowed-out trunk covered with a slate slab.
Popular work from the Cévennes.
Can be diverted from its original use and become a side table with the most beautiful effect.
Che[...]
Rare case, horn-shaped betel leaf holder, in solid silver from the 19th century, originally from Southeast Asia. It is in very good condition, with some minimal traces of time, almost nothing. Length:[...]
Lithophane numbered 610 Dimensions: 11 x 13 cm Gallant scene: at the feet of his beautiful, a young elegant man declares his love. A lithophanie is a thin ceramic plate with a relief whose thickness v[...]
Monumental apothecary scale in bronze and gilded brass from the 19th century, square base with 4 small ball feet, molded cylindrical shaft, upper part finished with a small capital. The large mast sup[...]
Carved boxwood snuffbox called "Père la Colique" or "croûteux", representing a crouching character, head turned, grimacing, hands raised towards his "foundation", work of Popular Art from the 19th cen[...]
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